Show OPPOSED TO DiVISIONc Every Resource of Diplomacy Will be Exhausted Ex-hausted to Prevent oft f of-t I the Empire Diversion of Troops to Manila Evidence to Other Powers of the Good I Faith of the United StatesOur Work in China Has Been Accomplished T Ac-complished in Large Part by Relief of the LegationsSupplies for China I 4 Washington Aug 24Tlie Chinese I L situation developed little of Importance today It Is stated frankly by the officials Ai1 offi-cials In the State War and Navy departments de-partments that no dispatches have been received bearing on the problem which has yet to be solved namely the disposlUon of Chinas affairs at the hands of the powers In the absence t ab-sence of other food for apeoulation the receipt of two casualty lists from Gen ChafCee dated Tien Tsln were z made the basis for a report that he and the American force had evacuated Peking Pe-king It was stated tit the War department de-partment however that no advices had been received Indicating that Gen Chaffce had loft Peking and It was Bald that he would have advised the War department and given his reasons z rea-sons for doing so had he contemplated such an Important step NOT DISTURBED xr A Cabinet officer Is authority for the statement that the alleged differences between the powers brought on by the representative action of Russia Have not disturbed this Government In = the least and there Is no Information in possession of this Government that I Russia has declared war or that she she Is pursuing a course In any way i nj different from that of other Governments Govern-ments represented In China It was also said that the statement regarding regard-ing Russia had not received consideration consid-eration at the meeting of the Cabinet today Regarding the attitude of this Government 4 Gov-ernment In case serious differences among the powers should arise as to J3 the future course In China It was t stated on authority today that this Government remained opposed to any territorial division or China as was plainly stated in Secretary Hays note iW or July 3rd Every resourse of dlftlo macy will be exhausted to prevent partition par-tition of the empire and It was Said J that the diversion American troops to Manila already announced by the I War department was practical evidence 9 evi-dence to the other powers of the good Ln faith the United States in this matter mat-ter I L WORK ACCOMPLISHED I Our work in China has been accomplished accom-plished in large part by the relief of the legations and our further obllga tipn that of aiding to restore and maintain peace can be accomplished through the troops already on Chinese soil I is pointed out however that in view of the attitude already assumed by the United States and the largo Li part it has had In opening the way to Peking this Government is in n position posi-tion to demand commercial freedom In 3 China as a minimum condition In the final settlement In the event of territorial 1 torial division ot the Chinese empire I should that be accomplished The United States ot course wants no territory and It is felt that her 10 rights as to commercial freedom arc too clear to be gainsaid by the other nations interested EXTENDED CONFERENCE After the Cabinet meeting today there was on extended conference atC at-C the White House In which Secretary Root and Acting Secretary Adee participated par-ticipated The conference related to s Chines affairs and It was said to be r ccnfnedlargely to considering messages I l mes-sages received from other powers on the subject and In drafting answers ic to them I The suggestion that the powers be l asked participate in a conference iL or to give some indication or their future course In China was believed to < 1p under consideration and It waD intimated In-timated that notes to the different tr l powers had been prepared 3 Secretary Root said at the close of ii the conference that it related to matters mat-ters which needed the consideration of the President and covered the wide j1 field of Chinese affairs He said that cl nothing had developed of 0 serious nature na-ture In the late reports from China Iz It was also stated that the United States Government Is In frequent communication com-munication with the other powers regarding Ei re-garding the Chinese situation During the afternon Acting Secretary Secre-tary Adee had n conference with the I Acting Chief of the Bureau of Navigation Naviga-tion the nature of which was not made 1g apubHc NO WARSHIPS AT A IOT I was said at the Navy department 4 however that so far aa known we have no warships at Amoy The Princeton has touched there occasionally occa-sionally while on duty In south China waters but she IB thought to he now 12 In the vicinity of Shanghai Dispatches were prepared In the Navy department 5 for transmission to Admiral Rcmey and although not made public aro r understood to have contained Consul L H VII ll M iJiMjiuLuu regarding Lit jvinuy I uprising Acting Secretary Ilackett said however that no warship had been ordered to Annoy by the Navy department de-partment and that he had no knowledge 1 knowl-edge that any ship had been sent there ce I such a step were taken he said i woujd be by Admiral Remey Up to date Admiral Homey had not advised the department that any ship had been sent to Amoy FROM REMEY L Washington Aug 21The following ii cablegram was received this morning I lit the Navy department from Admiral I Homey Tnku Aug 22 Burcau of Navigation 4 Washington Cable open now Taku All I troops from Hancock landed Marines l SOUP Tien Tfilm Lrlvuto Arthur A WOOdS marine corps accldcntly drwnpd long 4 Ku night 21nL IIRMIJY Washington Aug 2IThc War department de-partment has received a cablegram e from Gen Chaffee dated Tien Tsln giving a list of casualties there The p death list follows lst folows i TIMi Tain Aug 23 Deaths to date C Tien Tcln hospital August 4th company M Fourteenth Infantry Chirllc JL > c jan dysentery company M Ninth Infantry In-fantry Joseph L Frltscli gunshot wounrto August 7th company M Fourteenth Four-teenth infantry Tlnschcl Y Smith gunshot gun-shot company K Fourteenth Infantry James Rlro AuRimt Sih company H Fourteenth Infantry John H Hurst com H pan G Fourteenth infantry Archie J Kannoy August 9th company K Four companY teenth infantry Later J Alley August 10th company M Fourteenth Infantry Joseph Oullotte August 13th company 1J l Fourteenth infantry Robert Iloran August Au-gust ICth company M Ninth Infantry Charles Freldereck insolation August 20th company M Ninth Infantry Dennis Tea dysentery August 21st company B Ninth Infantry Ezekiel E Hale dvsen tcry CHAFFEE The following list of casualties came from Peking via Taku Pekln Aug ISThe following casualties casual-ties l have occurred since last report Tan Tsung August nth wounded Fourteenth Four-teenth infantry company E Alfred Evans head serious company K Charles A Rodgers shoulder serious Matow August Au-gust IGlh killed by tharpshootors while foraging company G Fourteenth Infantry In-fantry Claude Smith Peking August ISlh died from rounds received In action company E Fourteenth Infantry George C Kauffaman Ties IMri August 21st death occurred on August J9th Private William JJrayton company C Ninth infantry In-fantry dysentery August Mth Clinton AV Graham company I Fourteen Infantry In-fantry shrapnel wounds CHAFFEE CONSUL FOWLER REPORTS Washington Aug 24 Acting Secretary Secre-tary Adee made public tonight the following fol-lowing dispatch from Consul Fowler at Che Foo giving additional information bearing on the events in Peking Cho Foe undated Received Auc 2 mldnlcht Secretary of State Washing ton Twentythird Japanese report Emperor Em-peror and Empress left Peking llth rested at Uau Shou Shan supposed destination ce Lnaton Tal Yuan Fu Shen SI Prlnco Thing believed be-lieved In Peking LI Ping llcncr died Jlolf population left FOWLER WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS The question of the withdrawal of the United States forces from Peking to Tien Tsln or Taku has been seriously considered by the President and his advisers ad-visers A great deal of pressure has been brought to bear upon the Administration Admin-istration to take this step but after mature deliberation it has been determined deter-mined that tho negptlations for the settlement set-tlement of the questions growing out of the disturbances in China must take place in the Chinese capital and that while these negotiations are pending and until they arc completed It will be necessary for the United States forces to remain In the capital While It Is recognized that a withdrawal with-drawal of forces from Peking might be hailed with satisfaction it is said that the moral effect In China and on the Chinese would be bad If interpreted by the Chinese as a retreat TO FURNISH SUPPLIES Plans arc being made to furnish the United States troops in Peking with supplies The department has ascertained ascer-tained that the Taku port will be open until November 15th and before that time It Is expected that most of the supplies can be shipped to Taku The railroad between Taku and Tien Tsln is In good condition but some estimate that It will take nearly three months to repair the railroad between Ties Tsln and Peking Meanwhile the PclIIo and the canal can be utilized for transportation transpor-tation until the river freezes The commissary com-missary and medical stores which were shipped on the transport Meade ana destined for China havo been ordered to be unloaded at Nagasaki and sent to Taku on the transport Indiana TEMPLE BURNED The State department received tho following cablegram from Consul Johnson John-son Amoy Aug 24Mob burned Japanese temple this morning Marines landed to protect Japanese official Restoring order RcstorinJ The State departments dispatch from Consul Johnson at Amoy that marines presumably Japanese had landed l there may cause a diversion to that section similar to the recent affair at Shang hal The Japanese legation has not yet been advlsefLoCttflT actual landing of marines there but It Is said that the Japanese Consul at Amoy a short time ago applied to his Government warships war-ships lo guard against any emergency which might arise In response to the request two Japanese ships were dispatched < patched to Amoy and it Is the understanding under-standing here that they are now at that point They have on board a considerable consid-erable number of marines suitable for a landing party JAPS AT AMOY A Japanese landing at Amoy has more than usual significance from the fact that Amoy Is within what Is I known as the Japanese sphere of Influence In-fluence This sphere is said by officials of-ficials to be similar to that under which Great Britain exercises an Influence in the Yangtse valley I embraces the province of Fu Klen the principal centers cen-ters being Amoy and Fu Chow As a sphere it is chlelly Important to Japan Ja-pan as It lies opposite the island I of Formosa which Japan took from China aa the result of their late war CHING PROFOREIGNER TaUYuenFu the supposed deotlna t t s si < fli f o tin flv lo I uuu JL I I 1 I 11 tal of Shen Si province and Is a large city of probably several hundred thousand thou-sand Inhabitants Scattered throughout t through-out various parts of China arc temporary tempo-rary palaces which the royal family occasionally occupy and It Is supposed one of these IB located at Tai YuenIu Prlnco Clilng whom the dispatch regards as still In Peking is 0 well known proforeigner Up to a very recent re-cent time he commanded a large garrison gar-rison In the capital city hut 3 foy weeks ago reports came that he had been shorn of his power Ills presence I In the city however Is regarded as favorable as he may be of great assistance as-sistance to both the allies and Chinese in bringing about an understanding i between the discordant elements LI Ping Hong whose death Consul 1 Fowlers dispatch records Is the General Gen-eral who was reported to have arrived I from the south with 10000 troops during the latter part of July to assist the Imperial armies In the capital He was decidedly antiforeign in his sentiments sen-timents and It was he who was supposed sup-posed to bo responsible for the decapitation decapi-tation of two wellknown members of tho Tsung11Yamen which according to reports occurred a short time ago The statement that half the population popula-tion of Peking had fled is taken as an I indication of the utter demoralization I existing In the Chinese capital |