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THE SIOBNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, JUSTE 30, 1900.
THE PEKiN MYSTERY
Still No Official Word., From
the Foreign 'Ministers.
ADMIRAL KEMr!FFS .CABLEGRAM
Rentcy Hurrying on to Talra to Tate
Cowmaad of the American
Sqaadron.
WASHINGTON, Juno 29. The Presi
dent quit Washington for his Canton
home tonight, full of confidence that the
situation -In China has Improved, though
It is fair to say that all the members of
his official family do not agree with him
In that conclusion. Indeed, the day's
pews, limited though It was to a single
cablegram from Admiral Kemprt and
the preparation of Instructions to X3eneral
Chaffee, set out nothing calculated to
strengthen the hopes of the friends of
the foreign Ministers and the missionar
ies who have now been silent for fully
two weeks. Admiral KempfTs dispatch
follows:
. 'Che Foo, June 29. Secretary of the
avy; Pekin relief expedition now In
rVlen Tsln with 200 sick and wounded.
The Ministers and Peliin party are not
.vlth them. No news from them.
The department was also advised that
Admiral Remey, on the Brooklyn, has
arrived at Hong Kong, en route to Taku.
The Brooklyn will " sail tomorrow for
Taku, via Nagasaki.
KempfTs cablegram was a disappoint
ment in his confession that he knew noth
ing of tho whereabouts of the missing
people, and there are many expressions
t wonder that neither that officer nor
f of tho foreign naval commanders at
Iku have been ingenious enough to es
hllsh some system of spying so as to
'rn within two weeks what has taken
Haco at Pekln. Still, it Is said at the
Navy Department that Admiral KempfC
apparently, has done as well as any of
the other commanders in getting the
tews, and that it would bo manifestly
f j unfair to pronounce criticism upon him
If 4 until all .the facts develop. If there
i r has been any fault, Admiral Remey, who
e"oudrrrive at Taku within a week.
the fact manifest.
to tho Interesting story that
Hlonal accord has been arrived
rh.o pro tempore settlement of
Tlnese troubles. State Department
Mais say that while tho United States
riot a party to such an agreement, if
European powers and Japan have
lie to on understanding on the basis
out. the result should bo welcomed
f all who have no selfish designs to sat-
It Is, of course, not possible to
redlct accurately what attitude the
ulted States would assume officially
wards such a combination, nor whether
s Government could be Induced to en
such an agreement, except with some
clal reservations made necessary by a
ire to preserve the unbroken traditions
.the United States in their relations
ih foreign nations.
Interactions to Chaffee.
Secretary Boot devoted the afternoon
to tho preparation of instructions to
Brisadler-General Chaffee, who has been
"bJj&igned to the command of the troops
lered to China, and, alter a conierenco.
St. a TrioM it- nnnrnroil thorn with OnK
a few verba' changes which did not
changa their entfral character. Although
Secretary Root 'would not make public
tho text of tib Chaffee instructions, lie
sail that, gtierally speaking, General
Chaffee had been ordered to look out
for tho interests of tho United States in
China, to avoM entangling alliances . In
China, toMVwlth the other powers
where itiw the general Interest to,
do so, aH word, to continue the
rmarked the actions" Vt
since the beginning of
Ls in China. Thego in-
telegraphed to General
Francisco in order to
the departure of the
Ining. Secretary Root
Ithe progress of events
It would be an easy
fcSeneral Chaffee's ln-
lt Nagasaki, which
-t visited by the
rure from San
Iked If any more
to China, and
lit Intimated that
fne "War Dopart-
FvTould be governed
Exigencies of the situation.
fKructlons are supplementary
rlglnal orders "to proceed to Pe-
way of Nagasaki and Taku."
Lfact that Admiral KempfTs message
fed at Che Poo today warrants the
Position that telegraphic communica-
m has been restored between that point
and Taku, whore the foreign fleet lies.
There is. however, a possibility that the
Admiral could get a dispatch across from
Taku to Che Poo the same date by push
ing the YorktotN n, which has been used as
a dispatch-boat.
Admiral Remey Is pushing the Brooklyn
with all dispatch toward Taku. His main
care will be to arrive at Taku with full
coal bunkers, thus making sure that the
Brooklyn will be readv for any service re
quired when she reaches that port. Hence
his innounced purpose to stop at Naga
saki. Tho stop there also will enable the
Navy Department to change his orders by
direct cable communication In case the
conditions change during the Brooklyn's
Pflve days' run to Nagasaki so as to make
It noccsary to do so. This port Is scarce
ly out of the routo between Hong Kong
and Taku. so there will be practically
no lo5S of tlmo involved in entering
Nagasaki.
No news from any of the American
Stae Department's officials In China was
receh-d todav. Secretary Hay. who was
severely taxed by the exhausting labors
thrown upon him during the present heat
ed spell, war indisposed today, and re
mained at his home, while Assistant Sec
retary Hill looked after the routine busi
ness of the State Department
The Slinnehnt Agreement.
The S.ate Department was made ac
quainted with the terms of the agree
ment etween the Consuls and the Vice
roys looking to the protection of foreign
hterests in the southern provinces in
China. The first stop to this end was In
dicated in Secretary Hay's cablegram of
last "Wednesday to the American Consuls
in China, authorizing them to take a di
rect action instead of waiting on a pos
sible communication with Minister Con
ger Thus authorized. Consul-General
Goodnow, at Shanghai, and probably sev
eral others in the south began nogotla-
. tlons with the Viceroys and Tao Tals of
their respective districts. The outcome
was the nine articles of agreement. The
text Is withheld here from publication,
but It is understood that the general pur
pose Is to make neutral the Chinese
treVj ports at Nankin and Hankow. The
:.rUtrallzatlon would involve the with
drawal of foreign men-of-war from the
treaty ports and also of any foreign
troops or sailors, leaving to ibex Chinese
authorities and the residents of Shanghai
and the other ports the preservation of
order. At Shanghai, the foreign settle-int-ms
have organized a very effective
home guard, so that this port will be
h safer as a refuge for foreigners
an anywhere in that part of China, in
the even that the neutralization scheme
Is rut Into effect.
The agreement is believed to have come
to tne folate umrtment through Mr.
. '- Chlpe;
Sister, and Is probably
cae ot a tmJ
identical notes ad-
Pressed j
Insan powers and the
XTniter,ia
"ra It can become ef-
rerM-,
fccelve the formal an-
Ivemmejnt here, and to
rer was laid before the
Cabinet at today's session. As already
stated, there is a precedent for the neu
tralization of treaty points in time of war,
but the conditions were never quite sim
ilar to those tiow proposed.
The Cabinet failed to ratify the agree
ment at today's meeting. In fact, the
document in Its inception and various
stages will be regarded as properly open
to such doubt as to warrant the. belief
uui me foreign uonsuis, as a ooay, cer
tainly never entered into the agreement.
In addition to the subjects above men
tioned as forming part of the agreement.
It appears that the Consuls bound them
selves to acquit the Chinese Government
of any responsibility for rioting, murder
and pillage in the treaty ports if any
foreign warship should enter such ports
in violation of the agreement. No safe
guard was even interposed to provide for
the exemption of warships whose com
manders might be unaware of the state of
affairs In the treaty ports and tho prohi
bition against their entry. There was an
apparent conflict between some of the
provisions, and. In fact, the whole reputed
agreement bore the appearance of a rough
memorandum, which the Cibinet con
cluded could never have received the as
sent of all the foreign Consuls, even
supposing that some of them might have
become frightened Into acquiescence.
Therefore no steps were taken, even to
ascertain by direct inquiry of Consul
General Goodnow whether the agreement
was authentic and he had signed, it. It
was simply assumed that if he hid done
so he would have acquainted the depart
ment, being in ready cable communica
tion. So the matter avas dropped.
A sign of the preparedness of the Navy
for any emergency that may arise in the
East is exhibited in the alacrity with
which Admiral Bradford, Chief of the
Equipment Bureau, has taken steps to
maintain an ample supply of coal in read
iness at convenient points for naval use.
Almost before there were any general
misgivings as to the result of the Boxer
movement in Chlnx, the Equipment Bu
reau was looking over the colliers pur
chased In the Spanish-American War. and
since lying out of commission at tho
navy-yards, with a view to loading them
up at once for foreign service. Steps
have been taken to anticipate the arrivil
of these ships in Chinese waters by di
verting nearer cargoes of coal to Admiral
Remey's support. The Navy Department
today received news of the arrival at
Singapore of the Ataka, with 0000 tons
aboard. She will probably be diverted to
Taku, carrying her cargo to Admiral
Remey.
FATE OF THE. GAIIiEYS.
Report From a Missionary in the
Inland, of Hainan.
NEW YORK, June 29. The Interna
tional Committee of the Y. M. C. A. to
day received from Secretary Lewis, lo
cated at Shanghai, the following answer
to a cable sent him last Monday, asking
for information concerning Robert 1.
Galley, in charge of the work at Tien
Tsln, and his family:
"Shanghai, Juno 29. The Galleys are
believed to have escaped. Unable to com
municate with them, as the telegraph
line is broken to Tien Tsln. Have ap
plied to Consul at Che Foo to try to ob
tain further particulars."
A letter showing that the disturbance
In China is widespread has Just been
received by A. D. Vanderburg, who is in
the business department of the Presby
terian Board of Foreign Missions, at 155
Fifth avenue. The letter is from Mr.
Vandenburg's brother. Dr. E. E. Van
denburg, a medical missionary at Nodoa.
In the Island of Hainan. The letter,
which was written about the middle of
May, states that there was a band of
robbers. 1000 strong, in the mountains
back of Nodoa. The town is 19 miles In
land, and without protection. The towns
people wanted the missionaries to let
them have their guns, so they could fight
the robbers. The missionaries declined,
on the ground that the treaty forbade
such a course. The robbers belonged
to a society known by the name of "Lol."
.They are supposed td be an offshoot of
the Boxers. In his letter Dr. Vandcn
"byrg says:
"Lately the thieves Just ielow here hivo
been robbing and pillaging, and they
took one boy about 15 years old up in the
hills 15 miles from here and held him until
$300 had been paid, a very large sum for
these people. The Christians in a village
called Siak Bag. not far below here, have
been here with tears in their eyes to
send them rifles, but as it is against the
treaty I believe we will have to refuse
them. The people have built a square
fort, two stories, of mud bricks, so as
to be able to keep thieves away from their
gates."
The Rev. Dr. Arthur J. Brown, one
of the secretaries of the Presbyterian
board, today sent the following cable to
the Rev. W. O. Elterlch. secretary of
the association at Che Foo: "Spare no
expense to save Presbyterian mission
aries." Dr. Brown also cabled the Rev.
George F. Fitch, at Shanghai, as follows:
"Order Kullng missionaries to port. Ca
ble particulars. Where Is Morris?"
Kullng is a town 430 miles up the Yang
tse River, and 15 miles from the river.
The steamers on the Yangtse are run by
foreigners, but there are Chinese forts all
along the river, and If trouble should ex
tend down to that region the missionaries
at Kullng would be cut off from the civ
ilized world entirely. The Morris referred
to Is the Rev. Dr. Morris. He Is supposed
to be at Kullng. where there are two
medical missionaries. Drs. Samuel Coch
ran and H. D. Boyd. Mrs. Cochran and
Mrs. Boyd were also there at last ac
counts. An Alleged Agreement.
PARIS. June 29. A reporter of the As
sociated Press was Informed today that
as a result of negotiations between the
powers an agreement had been arrived at
which provides for the existence of tra
status quo as regards spheres of in
fluence and commercial agreements, and
also respecting the nature of the guaran
tees and compensations which vill be
demanded from China. According to tho
understanding the International army of
occupation will consist of E0.0CO men.
Russia and Japan will provide 12.0O) each.
Great Britain will provide 10,000. Franco
8009 and Germany, America and other
powers COM each. The Russian army
corps in Siberia, whlph has just been
mobilized, will only cross tho Chinese
frontier in the event of the crisis being
aggravated.
Brltinh Casualties.
LONDON, June 29. In the House of
Commons today, the Parliamentary Secre
tary of the Foreign Office, William St.
John Broderlck. announced that the Brit
ish losses with Vlce-Admlral Seymour's
force, which, with the rest of the relief
force, had returned to Tien Tsin June 25,
were:
Killed Captain Herbert W. H. Beyts,
(Royal Marines) and 2.4 men.
Wounded Seven officers and SI men.
Mr. Broderlck adds that the return of
the foreign casualties was Incomplete,
but the total was supposed tq be 62 men
killed and 212 wounded. In conclusion.
Mr. Broderlck said that the most recent
reports which had reached the Govern
ment pointed to the legatloncrs being
still at Pekln.
Antl-Foretjm Placards.
HONG KONG. June 29. A river-boat
which has arrived at Wu Chow reports
that it was detained for 24 nours at Wu
Chow Fu by order of the British Con
suls. In order to afford protection for
foreigners until the gunboat Robin ar
rived. It was added that anti-foreign
placards had been posted at Wu Chow
Fu. saying the time had now arrived for
the massacre of foreigners. The British
gunboat Sandpiper, it was further an
nounced, was still between Wu Chow Fu
and Nghau Kin Fu, and could not be
recalled, owing to the wires being cut.
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SHANGHAI AGREEMENT
FOR. PROTECTION OF FOREIGNERS
IN SOUTH AST) EAST CHINA.
Arrangement Between the Viceroys
and Cenasls, Subject to Rati
fication. PARIS, June 29. The Minister of For
eign Affairs. M. Del Casse. informed the
Cabinet Council today that the Viceroy
of Y-innan had telegraphed that M. Fran
cols, the French Consul, and 'his party,
who left Yunnin Sen, June 24, had reached
Tong Hal, halfway to Tonquln, June 27,
safely. The Viceroy, it was further an
nounced, had caused the ringleaders ot
the mob which attacked the Francois
party June 7, to. be beheaded.
The French Government. M. Del Casso
further said, was in receipt of a cable
dispatch saying the Viceroys of Nankin
and Hankow guaranteed the safety of
foreigners In the central and southern
provinces, where order, it is asserted, has
thus far been undisturbed.
Later it was announced that the
Chinese legation here had communi
cated to the French Government the text
of a document cabled by the Viceroys of
Ninkln and Hankow. Juno 27. which Is" an
agreement between the Viceroys and'Con
suls at Shanghai, whereby, subject to
certain conditions, the Viceroys undertake
to protect the missionaries and foreign
merchants In South and East China. The
document, which was sent for ratification
by M. Del Casse. consists of nine articles.
The text of the cablegram Is as follows:
"We, the Viceroys of Nankin and Han
kow, in order properly to provide for the
protection of missionaries and foreign
merchants in the southern and eastern
parts of the Chinese Empire, have or
dered the Governor of Shanghai to sub
mit to all of the Consuls and combine
with them in the following agreements:
"Article 1. The measures we have taken
have In view the protection of the lives
and property of missionaries and of Chi
nese merchants, without distinction.
"Article 2. It Is understood on both
sides that the Shanghai concessions shall
be protected by the foreign .powers.
"Article 3. The Viceroy ot Nankin and
the Viceroy of Hankow formally agree to
protect the property of missionaries and
foreign merchants in the valley of the
Yangtso Klang and In the ports of Fou
Chow and Hankow. Orders have been
given by them to the local-authorities in
the various provinces forbidding the
spreading of false news and directing the
arrest of the Boxers.
"Article 4. In ports where foreign war
ships are lying they are authorized to re
main at anchorage on condition that the
sailors remain on board.
"Article 5. Should the foreign powers
send warships to the Yangtse Klang
without the consent of the governors, the
latter are not to bo held responsible for
the misdeeds that follow. China shall not
be called upon to pay indemnity.
"Article 6. Foreign warships shall not
approach or anchor near the Woo Sung
forts or those In the valley under any
pretext, not even for tho drill ot sailors,
to avoid any misunderstanding or mis
fortune. "Article 7. All the foreign powers are
not to permit their warships to approach
or anchor In the neighborhood ot the
Shanghai arsenal, and not to permit their
sailors to approach the ammunition man
ufactured in the arsenal and intended for
use against the rebels and the protection
of missionaries and merchants. Should,
however, a viceroy or governor withdraw
any ammunition he must not be suspect
ed. "Article 8. In plac.es thus far devoid ot
troops, missionaries and foreign travelers
are not to go. In order . that thej .may
not expose themselves tv any danger
whatever. ' ' " K
"Article S. The protection of the Shang-
hai concessions shall be carried, out with
the greatest calmness and with an ab
sence of ostentation, for in the present
excited condition of the peoplo the slight
est alarm might provoke disorders, of
which evil-minded persons could take ad
vantage to instigate dangerous agitation.
If other action Is taken than that here
expounded. It will be Impossible to pro
tect the lives and property of natives and
foreigners."
The Consuls have not yet signed the,
agreement, but are waiting authorization
from their respective governments. Tho
Viceroys conclude by instructing the Min
ister In the Interest of the various prov
inces of Southeast China to submit this
arrangement as quickly as possible to.
tlte French Minister for Foreign Affairs
and to beg him to accept it.
Information received apart from the ca
blegram to the Chinese Minister shows
that the Consuls have not yet signed.
THE SITUATION CLEARING.
Englnnd Hn the "Worst of It sq Far
The Matter of Policy.
NEW YORK. June 29. A dispatch to
the Tribune, from London, says:
The missing links in the chain of rtll'f in
China are recovered one by one. The only
remaining missing link is the body of for
eign Ministers and refugees in Pekln, and
there seems little reason to doubt that
they are safe, whether In the Capital or
on the way to the coast. The British
Admiralty is behind time, but has con
trived to report that Tien Tsln was
shelled for five days, with little loss, and
that Admiral Seymour seized an arsenil
during his retreat, and was hard pressed
when reinforcements were sent to him.
To these meager explanations was added
in Parliament an additional detail that
the Viceroy at Nankin had telegraphed
to tho British Consul-General at Shang
hai that the foreign legations In Pekln
continue to receive every protection from
the Imperial Government. Details are
still lacking, but it is evident that Admiral
Seymour's relief column was cut off from
supplies, and unable either to reach Pekln
or to return to Tien Tsln, when the Rus
sians, Americans and other allied forces
reinforced it Monday. It had not accom-'
pllshed any useful purpose, and had been,
under lire for a fortnight, and on short
rations. -
The situation has cleared sufficiently to
admit a perspective view of the British
and American policy. What the Brit
ish policy in China is, nobody out
side the Foreign Office here professes
to know. Lord Salisbury has not
disclosed any objective points beyond the
protection of the British Legation and
commercial interests. He has not started
out well, for the relief force commanded
by Seymour has returned to Tien Tsln
after being thwarted and baffled in the at
tempt to reach Pekln, and the Russian
column, with other foreign contingents,
has rescued it. England has taken a
subordinate part in the bombardment of
the Taku forts, and the European forces
have rescued the relief expedition which
was badly planned by the British Admiral.
Lord Salisbury will now fall back with
out doubt upon the European concert,
and the initiative will be taken by Rus
sia. The American Government, unlike the
European powers, seems to know Its own
mind, and this Is a great advantage. It
provided a small contingent for Seymour's
column and another one was under fire
with the Russians before Tien Tsln 'was
relieved, but each was sent Into China
under definite instructions, and there was
no engagement to do anything more than
co-operate with other forces In the pro
tection of life and the property of. the for
eigners. The American activity will
end when its legation is sate
and the lives ana property of
Americans In China are protected.
There will be no intervention in Chinese
political affairs nor any participation In
the partition of tha Empire. The Euro
pean concert will be left to settle the
question relating to the deposition of the
Empress and safeguards: aralnst the-dls-
solutlon of the Empire.
The Japanese may be aaM-Mkave saved
the sltuatlei. and also to have clouded it
with uncertainty. They have saved it by
dispatching a large force of soldiers to
China,, and by preparing to mobilize. 30.000
troops. They have imperiled it by a mili
tary occupation, which Is likely to be per
manent, or to last until Russia is ready
to agree to a scheme of participation by
which Japan will profit largely.
There are many rumors -ot massacres of
Christian converts and foreign merchants,
but these simply prove that there is a
state of childish panic in the- seaboard
towns, and that every wild story offering
is believed by Itching ears. The dispatches
received by mercantile houses here from
Shanghai are reasssuring. The gravity
of the situation has evidently been, ex
aggerated in the last fortnight.
REMEY TAKES COMMAND.
lYavr Department Dlaatlnflea With.
Kenipff.
NEW YORK. June 29. A special to tho
Tribune from "Washington says:
Admiral Remey Is expected to relieve
Admiral KempfC next Sunday., and send
him to Nagasaki or Cho Foo. Official dis
satisfaction With Admiral Kempff has
been displayed frankly by all the au
thorities here.
The necessity for Admiral KempfTs
speedy detachment. It Is said at the Navy
Department, has been apparent ever since
It was learned that Flag Captain McCalla
had gone to "the front with Vlce-Admlral
Seymour's column, for it was well known
to officials that without McCalla'ff con
stant advice the American senior .naval
officer could not be depended upon to meet
grave emergencies Involving discretion of
a high order.
Kempff has always been regarded as ono
of the finest sailor men In the service,
and as good a .fighter as ever commanded
a ship, but he was never proficient in
diplomatic matters, and was declared to be
unsultcd to represent the United States
at a great gathering of the great naval
powers on the most important duty that
has fallen to any officer since the war
with Spain.
The idea that Kempff was sent to ABia
on account of special fitness was demol
ished at the time he went. His orders
were simply the result of an effort of the
Navy Department to induce him to go on
the retired list voluntarily and make a
vacancy for promotions all along the line.
Admiral Remey was chosen for senior In
command In Asia on account of his spe
cial fitness.
After,. Admiral Remey. who was No. 5
on the Admiral's list, was ordered to
Asia last March,. Admiral McCormack, No.
18 on the same list, was ordered ag sec
ond In comma'hd. He promptly retired, as
he was expected to do. - He rose-a grade
by retiring, and also avoided what is
really a Captain's duty, the second In com
mand of a fleet having no Independence of
action, and therefore being humiliated be
low his actual Independent flag officer's
rank.
Then Rear-Admlrals Day (No. 17) and
Cotton (No. 20) were similarly retired lo
avoid duty as second in command. Then
the same orders were given to Kempff,
who was at tho time In possession of
th-i exceedingly desirable billet of Com
rrandant at Mare Island, where he was
awaiting retirement. He was No. 13 on
the list, and would presumably decline
an appointment that his Juniors had Just
refused, but he astonished the depart
ment by accepting with alacrity and offer
ing to sail the next day.
The department had to make the best
of the matter, and therefore put McCalla,
one of the most brilliant men In the.
Nary, in command of KempfTs flagship,
to equalize any deficiencies that might, de
velop. Until McCalla left his post to
march to the relief ot tho legations, all
was plain sailing, but since that time ex
asperation in Washington over KpmpfTfl
reports had steadily grown, each new dis
patch making' it more acute.
The failure to participate with the other
Admirals In taking the Taku forts requires
clear explanation :from Admiral Kcmnff as
soon as the, present qrislslpermlCs a'court
o Inquiry. .Not one of the dlspatches-'scnt
b.y jLho.dminU in the last 'two Weeki'is
clear, Ii. essentials.. Superfluous words are;
common, arid In several "instances singio
word6 have been omitted" which would
have been of great value to" the" Govern
ment. " . '
Las.t Sunday' Admiral Remey was or
dered to go to Nagasaki' and coal the
Brooklyn and be ready to relieve Kempff.
Monday he was ordered to proceed Imme
diately to Taku and assume command ot
once. The Brooklyn left Manila on Tues
day, and will reach Taku Sunday, and
from that day the authorities will breathe
easier.
"THE LATEST RELIEF FORCE.
Contradictory Tcleirranis From the
Viceroy of Nankin.
LONDON, June 29. The fact that a
large International force Is on Its way to
Pekln is taken in London to mean that
the Commanders at Taku and Teln Tsln
consider "some one at the Capital stands
in need of relief," supporting the hope
that the legations have been kept in safe
ty there. But it Is impossible to deduce
a satisfactory conclusion from the abso
lutely antagonistic telegramr, the most
contradictory of which appear to emanate
from the same source, the Viceroy ot
Nankin. The Viceroy's strange report
that the Ministers were arranging peace
terms remains unexplained. The general
tenor of the news Is regarded as showing
that the foment may be cooling and that
the Chinese government is possibly pre
paring to disavow the promoters of the
outbreak.
Hong Kong reports that the Viceroy of
Kwang Si Province has called out the
militia for service in case of emergency.
The householders are being compelled to
pay for the cost of the mobilization. "
According to a dispatch from Yoko
hama, divided opinions were expressed at
yesterday's meeting of the Japanese cab
Ipet. The Ministers of War and Marine
and their supporters urged that Japan
should undertake tho suppression ot tho
rebels In China, while another section
contended that Japan ought to confine her
efforts to the protection of foreigners.
Advices from St. Petersburg report ab
normal activity in Navy circles. The re
serves, It appears, are about to be called
out, and 10 torpedo-boats aro being pre
pared for Immediate dispatch to reinforce
the Russian Pacific squadron.
Chaffee's Forces.
BAN FRANCISCO, June 29. The trans
port Grant, which will sail Sunday for
Nagasaki, and thence, It is believed, to
Che Foo or Taku, will carry 00 men ot
tho Sixth Cavalry, which. In addition to
a hospital corps, made up at the Pre
sidio, 300 recruits and 200 marines, will
constitute the force going to China, Tho
Ninth Infantry and a signal corps from
Manila and the marines already In China
will complete General Chaffee's forces,
making 6000 to S00O In all. Three surgeons
will accompany the hospital corps. Act
ing Assistant Surgeon John T. Hallsell
will have charge of the medical depart
ment on the transport.
Benucmann's Probable Mistake.
BERLIN, June 29. Since the receipt ot
Admiral Bendemann's dispatch announc
ing the arrival of the legationers at Tien
Tsln with Admiral Seymour, the Foreign
Office here has received no further in
formation either way. While admitting
the possibility that Admiral Bendemann
was misinformed, the Foreign Office as
sumes the correctness of his dispatch un
til the contrary is proved. It admits,
however, that it is very singular that
the other powers have not received news
similar to that cabled 'by Admiral Bende
mann. German Consul In the Dark.
BERLIN, June 23. The German Consul
at Che Foo telegraphs, under date of
June 23, that nothing is known concern
ing the foreign Ministers. He adds that
the railroad between Taku and Tien
Tsln was still threatened, and that the
bombardment of Tien Tsin on the west
continues, . though the Chinese shells ex
plode badly. It was also said that three
residents had been killed or wounded.' '
WILLIAMS IS A TALKEft
(Continued from First P&g0
ing some klnJ. of an agreement for fur
thering Mr. Towne's candidacy. It is
quite probable, however, that the Demo
cratic National Committee will refuse to
take any responsibility in the matter, on
the- ground that It is a subject Jot too
convention, and not the committee, to
consider.
It is argued that Towne's name on the
ticket would serve to emphasize the 3llver
issue in the campaign. Just at a time
cvhen there Is a disposition to leave the
indorsement of silver to the reaffirmation
of the Chicago platform. Upon the other
hand, in trying to conciliate the Eastern
Democrats on the money question, It has
been suggested that some Eastern man,
whose silver views are .not so radical,
should be selected.
Mr. Towne will arrive tomorrow and
will confer with the Democratic leaders,
who are expected about the same time.
Thomas Maloney. chairman of tho
Washington delegation, is here as the
custodian of the Vice-Presidential can
didacy of James Hamilton Lewis, of that
state. Mr. Maloney says the States of
Oregon, "Washington and Idaho, and
Alaska are for Lewis. Dr. C D. Rogers,
member of the National committee and a
delegate from Alaska, says, the delega
tion has not conferred with him on the
matter, but may cast its vote for the
Washington candidate. Dr. Rogers says
his delegation Is much Interested in sot
ting a plank In the platform against carpet-bag
officials In territories, as thero
are 5lonty of good men In Alaska to fill
all the Federal offices.
L. L. Williams, another Alaska dcle
gate. Is here. He Is to be the next mem
ber of the National committee from Inat
territory. Both Rogers and Williams aro
from Juneau.
JONES ON THE PLATFORM.
He Does Not Think a Specific. Silver
Declaration Is Necessary.
KANSAS CITY, June 29. Senator
Jones, of Arkansas, chairman of the
Democratic National Committee, arrived
tonight, and In a brief Interview stated
that he did. not think a specific 16 to 1
silver declaration -was necessary If the
Chicago platform was -dopeaj . He was
asked, the direct question- If a-dlrect dec
laration would be made If- the Chicago
platform was adopted, and replied .with
a question, "Would not the, reaffirmation
of the .Chicago platform be. a r,eaffirm
ation of 16 to 1? I think it would." He
then added with deliberation:
"I do not think anything will be adopt
ed by this convention that will be a
deviation" so much as the breadth of a
hair from the principles laid down in the
Chicago platform. A reaffirmation of
that platform will mean tho adoption of
every word and letter In It, Including the
15 to 1 declaration. I do not believe that
a reiteration of that plank or any other
is necessary to make plain our position.
If It Is necessary to restate the 16 to 1
provision. It would be equaljy necessary
to restate that relating to the Supreme
Court, government by injunction, the
revenue tax and every other provision;
for if we should single out one provision
only and specify it, there might be a
claim that we did not mean to indorse
the other features In reaffirming the Chi
cago platform. If the convention readopts
the Chicago platform. It will mean that
every syllable Is adopted. I do not know
Just what form the Indorsement will take,
but It will mean everything It says."
Just at this point some one broke In
with a question as to whether or not per
sons who did not support the Chicago
platform could support the Kansas City
platform If It should reaffirm the former.
."I'm. not the keeper of the consciences
oCsuch ppple,.and cannot teirwhat they
will tfpj'. rpplled'Senator Jones.-.
.ExjSenatgrj PudoIs. of. Idaho., and Jex
'Representativo 'Charles. "S. artman.-'bt
Montana, arrived tonigh't ancMoifted the
Sllvjr.'Republlcan. and',Pop"uftstbo'dmers
who aro urging Towne" for Vice-President.
Tofc'iHgRvrnwED.
He Give Some neason Why the
Democrat Should Nominate Him.
SIOUX CITYM.. June 29.-CharIes.A.
Towne arrived In. Sioux City this even
ing and immediately fell Into the hand3
of an interviewer., 4
"It has "been reported, Mr. Towne, that
you have stated your willingness to with
draw from the Populist ticket, should you
not be nominated .at Kansas City," said
tho reporter.
"I have not discussed that proposition
at all. It will be time enough to do so
then. It tho supposed contingency arises.
My name will be presented1 to the Na
tional Democratic Convention and the
strength of which I am already assured
and the general feeling ot friendliness
towards me of Democrats leads me to
consider a nomination as very probable."
"It Is urged by some as a reason
against your nomination that you are not
a Democrat,"
"I assume that the present authorita
tive test of Democracy Is the Chicago
platform ot 1KW. Some at least of tho
men who take this objection to me are
men who oppose that platform. As for
myself, I have defended and advocated It
for four years in nearly every state In
the Union, and before more people than
anybody, except Mr. Bryan himself. So
far as tho new Issues, so-called, are con
cerned, no man. In my opinion will be
wrong with respect to them If he fully
sympathizes with the spirit of the Chi
cago platform."
"Mr. Towne, have you any objection to
stating what you regard as the strong
est reason why you should be nominated
in Kansas City?"
"Well," said Mr. Towne, "of course,
reasons of that character seem very
numerous and conclusive to me. One
strong consideration, in my Judgment, is
this: In: order to win this election two
things must be done we must pull to
gether the forces which in 1S26 allied
themselves against the Republican party,
and we must go into the camp of the op
position with a large number of voters.
Nobody, I think, will claim that any
Democrat who voted for Mr. Bryan be
fore will vote against him now on my ac
count. Certainly, no constituent of the
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Bryan, and Towne."
SULZER AND LEWIS.
VIcePresIdeHtial Candidates Confer
Witk Bryan.
LINCOLN. Neb., June 29. The Vice
Presidential boom of Congressman Sulzer.
of New York, received local impetus to
day with tho arrival ot that gentleman
in Lincoln. Mr. Sulzer came on the morn
ing train and remained until late tonight.
He said his mission was to talk with Mr.
Bryan on matters pertaining to the suc
cess of the Democratic party, and con
tinued: "I have no higher ambition In politics
than to see Mr. Bryan President, and I
will gladly subordinate all my ambi
tions to bringing that about. I am not
seeking the Vice-Presidential nomination.
A number of my friends have Interested
themselves in my behalf, and I under
stand are working for me at Kansas City.
I have had a pleasant day with Mr.
Bryan, and can say that In a general
way we discussed subjects relative to the
success of tho party in the pending cam
paign. The platform adopted at. Kansas
City will affirm the one adopted at Chi
cago, with strong additional planks on tho
Issues that have arisen since 1S9S. I am
not in favor of the least modification of
the money plank of the platform of four
years ago. The leaders of our state feel
quite hopeful of carrying It for Bryan
this Fall. I want to see hlra elected, and.
care not whether I am chosen for the
Vice-Presidency."
With Mr. Sulzer came Editor Flegle. of
the New York Star, and Major A. J.
Stofefer. at Washington. These gentle
men, with a number of newspaper men,
were entertained during the afternoon by
Mr. Bryan at his farm.
Ex-Congressman James Hamilton
Lewis, of Washington, reached Lincoln
late this evening and made a brief call
on Mr. Bryan. Colonel Lewis declined to
discuss his candidacy for Vice-President
further than to say that his name would
probably be presented by Washington and
he was In the hands of his friends. Mr.
Lewis said he stopped at Lincoln be
cause It was on his way to Kansas City,
and he wished to pay his respects to Mr.
Bryan: that as a result he was drawn
into a conference held this evening, at
which the Democratic platform. Vice
Presidency and chairmanship of the Na
tional commmittee were discussed In
turn.
"I am satisfied In my own mind." said
he, "that Mr. Bryan Is opposed to tho
omission in the financial plank of the
platform of a direct demand for the free
coinage of sliver and gold at the ratio
of 16 to 1."
Of the results of the 'conference Mr.
Lewis said it would be Improper for him
to speak concerning his own candidacy
for the Vice-Presidential nomination.
Colonel Lewis spoke modestly.
"My own state," he said, "complimented
me by Instructing the delegates to pre
sent my name, and the chairman of the
delegation is already In Kansas City,
where he ha3 established headquarters.
Idaho and Oregon will be for me, and
' under certain contingencies I may get
the support of Montana."
"Do you think It essential to Democratic
success to nominate a New Yorker for
second place?" Mr. Lewis was asked.
"No, not essential, but politic. The
East will be the battle-ground, and tha
chances for selecting a Pacific Coast man
like myself for Mr. Bryan's running mate
I must confess are remote. Stranger
things have happened, however, and I
feel complimented at the support given
me."
Mr. Lewis said Washington would not
give Mr. Bryan the majority it did four
years ago, but it was safely for him.
Congressman Sulzer intended to go to
Kansas City tonight, but changed his
programme and will have another con
ference with Mr. Bryan tomorrow. Mr.
Sulzer said he would not be satisfied with
a half-hearted reiteration of the Chicago
platform so far as the financial plank was
concerned,
'It there is any attempt to evade that
Issue," said he. "I shall take the floor.
There must and will be a direct, em
phatic declaration for silver at 16 to 1
In the Kansas City platform."
"Is that Mr. Bryan's sentiment?" was
asked.
"I cannot speak for Mr. Bryan." was
his reply.
Mr. Sulzer met a number of tho mem
bers of the Nebraska delegation during
4 the evening, and his friends assert he will
have the support of this state as the vice
Presldentlal candidate.
THE SILVER-REPUBLICANS.
Secretary Comer Says Sixteen-to-One
Is n. Back Number.
KANSAS CITY, June 29. General E. S.
Corser, secretary of the Silver-Republican
National Committee, gave out a
statement today In regard to the probable
action of the Silver-Republican conven
tion, and incidentally a prophecy of the
lines on which the coming campaign
would be fought. He believes that tho
issue of free silver at 16 to 1 will be, and
ought to be, subordinated to the more
pressing question of Imperialism or anti
Imperialism. "There is not the slightest danger,"
General Corser said, "that the free-silver
issue will be discredited. We stand on
that Just as we did in 1S86. But all In
telligent blmetallsts are agreed that It
cannot be made the great absorbing ques
tion "in this campaign, because the leg
islation of the last Congress has placed
It beyond Immediate settlement. On tho
other hand, the question of a republic or
an empire Is one which Is to be settled
at once now and forever. Four more
years of McKlnley and Hanna would
place that, too, beyond the power of tho
Democrats to settle. The silver question
is a great question, but is one which tha
future can settle. If. In the next four
years, tho gold standard proves a good
thing, we do not want a change; but if,
as webelleve, it proves a bad thing. It
will prove its own undoing and will de
mand a change. Mr. Bryan's declaration
that there are three great issues in this
campaign free silver, Imperialism and
the trusts Is eminently correct, but of
necessity one of the three will take pre
eminence, and that will be imperialism."
From California and Hawaii.
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Democratic National Conventionat Kan
sas City started East today. The dele
gations were escorted td their traia oy
the Iroquois Club, of this city. They
will reach Kansas City at 6:40 P. M.
Monday night. A large consignment of
fruits and wines have already bee
shipped to the California headquarters
in tho Convention City.
Contesting Delegates From Moatana
HELENA, Mont., Juno 9. Tho anti
Clark delegates to Kansas City left for
the South today. The Clary delegates
will leave Butte tomorrow oa a special
train provided by Clark. Both delegations
feel confident they will be seated.
MINISTER STRAUS' VIEWS.
China Too Blar a. Conntry te Be Eb
ropcanized.
NEW YORK. June 29. Oscar Straus,
United States Minister to Turkey, in as
interview, says:
"Secretary Hay achieved a far-reaching
diplomatic scheme when he arranged
for the 'open-door in China, by inter
national agreement, and I think along this
line must diplomacy In China adjust it
self. At the same time, it will probably ba
necessary that roads leading through, tho
open door shall extend throughout the
Chiese empire. China is too immense.
a country, with its teeming population,
to be diverted from its traditions, run
ning back several thousand years.
"It cannot be Eucopeanized, nor Chris
tianized: one might as well think .of con
verting the great ocean Into a fresh water
lake.
"As the Interests of the European na
tions and of the United States in China
are entirely commercial, it will be, ab
surd to think of diiding it, even if that
were possible, for division of a country
with a population so alien to Western
Ideas as is China would destroy the life
and activity that Is left therein, and
would paralyze its Industries and destroy
its commerce.
"Looking at the future of China from
even aspect, from tho conflicting inter
ests of European nations and the United
States, the only division practicable 13
to make no division, but help China to
develop along Its own best lines, while
protecting it against Intruders and mak
ing the 'open-door" a permanent institu
tion by extending through the empire
the rights that .appertain to the treaty
ports. Joint protectorates have always
been failures, and a protectorate by pno
of the nations concerned is qut of tho
question. The problem is not that of
India, but of Turkey magnified.
"You ask 'Will this satisfy Russia?' No,
I think not; neither did the treaty of
Berlin, which ripped up the treaty of San
Stefano. satisfy Russia, yet she accepted
It as an alternative. The disagreement
of other nations Is Russia's opportunity;
her diplomacy Is able, wily and deep and
must never be judged by surface indica
tions. "The 'open-door' policy laid out by Sec
retary Hay I regard in the nature of an
International Monroe Doctrine as applied
to China, and will. If followed, not only
kep us out of war. but will be the con
trolling factor In keeping peace amonc
the nations Interested In China. Its
force lies In Its far-reaching benefits, as
the nations all share the benefits
equally."
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