Show coil LISCUM KILLED Continued4 from Page 1 luctance was manifested on the part of the t participants to answer questions I ns to the nature of the deliberations I Tho best indication of Its nature was the departure for the White House of 1 Secretary Hay immediately after the meeting PRESIDENT WILL RETURN t He sat down and had along talk wJth President McKinley over the longdistance telephone and It soon became be-came known that the President had decided de-cided that It would Ijio best for him to come back from Canton to the capital TROOPS QO AT ONCE The Cabinet ofllccrs talked over the possibilities of reinforcing the troops in China There was no disposition shown to withhold these troops the only question was as to the amount of I additional force available This was a I technical question so It was left to the War department officials to decide The only point laid down was that the I Government would send forward all the troops that could be spared at this timeWHAT WHAT CABINET DISCUSSED One proposition discussed by the Cabinet appeared to have a very practical prac-tical aspect about it Technical men had made objection to the further conduct con-duct of the Chinese campaign with an international force without some working work-ing understanding as lo the duty of each power represented It was suggested sug-gested that an International conference be called hastily at one of the capitals London Berlin Paris or Washington I to define the part to be taken by each power and the quota of troops to be I furnished and arrange for the selection of a commanderInchief of the allied i forces SEND ALL AVAILABLE FORCE This suggestion did not meet with a favorable reception It was felt by the Cabinet that the United States should send what force It could dispose dis-pose of to China ns far ns seemed necessary and should riot make agreement agree-ment with other powers as to the number This decision Involves tin increase In-crease of the force of troops destined for China The responsible officials evaded any specific statement as to the extent of this Increase it was however gathered that the reinforcements I reinforce-ments would be limited only bs the ability of the Government to spare troops from those commands now In the United States and Cuba MEN IN CHINA AND EN ROUTE The estimates varied as to how many could be spared but the general opinion was that somewhere between 1000 and SOOO could be shipped to the east from Cuba and the United States In addition to the troops already underarms under-arms A statement prepared by Adjt Gen Corbin shows that there arc now a grand total of 10063 officers and men in China en route to China en route to Nagasaki or under orders for Nagasaki This of course Includes the illfated Ninth Infantry which may not be in condition for further I service SOLDIERS FROM CUBA Gen Woods last reports indicate that owing to the tranquillity prevailing prevail-ing In Cuba It will be entirely safe to decrease the military force there quite largely But even with these Cuban troops it will be necessary If I the Cabinet plans are carried out to divest di-vest the home post of garrisons save In case of heavy artlllers organizations at seacoast points TROOPS NOW AVAILABLE About all of the troops within the borders of the United States which w udhe available for Chinese service ser-vice under a call are these regiments Second Fifth Seventh and Eighth cavalry regiments intact one squad fl = I 1 I ron each of the First and Sixth cavalry caval-ry the First Tenth and Eleventh regiments I regi-ments of infantry complete one battalion batta-lion each of the Second Fifth Seventh Fourteenth Eighteenth Twentythird and Twentyfifth Infantry regiments and three companies of the Twenty fourth Infantry This available force of cavalry and infantry aggregates about 0000 men I ARTILLERY TO GO Some artillery undoubtedly would be sent and there are light batteries K of the First artillery A and F of the Second C and F of the Third B of the Fourth D of the Fifth and C and M of the Seventh available rhero arc besides companies C and D of the engineers en-gineers and four companies of the signal corps Secretary Root was reluctant to admit ad-mit that there was any necessity for more American troops In China and at the close of the das he said that thus far he had issued no orders for reinforcements RESPONDED TO ALL DEMANDS Secretary Root said that In view of the small standing arms Qf the United Slates of our Insignificant force of field artillery as compared with that of the great European powers and of I our lack of territorial interest In China I this 10000 men represented more than I the United States pro rata share of the International force which Is to operate against Peking The War department de-partment he said so far has responded re-sponded in full to every demand made upon it by the Joint conference of foreign for-eign commanders In China The situation situa-tion has changed so rapidly from day to das as to alter the estimate of the I foreign commanders several times VERY NEAR LIMIT It Is possible that the estimate of troops needed for Chinese service will be again Increased If so the United States will respond Bsr scouring this country and denuding It of all regular troops except a very few In the heavy arllllers In charge of valuable seacoast guns and bs making still further demands upon forces In Cuba and Porto Rico we might possibly gather between three and four thousand thou-sand additional troops This however would be the limit unless the War department de-partment disregarded recommendation recommenda-tion of Gen MacArlhur and drew still further on the available troops In the Philippines This however was a future contingency which would not have to be met until It arose HOPES REPORT IS EXAGGERATED Secretary Root expressed the hope that the first reports of the disastrous battle of the 13th at Tien Tsln mlght prove to be exaggerated but the War department It was stated had no official offi-cial Information beyond that transmitted trans-mitted in Admiral Remeys cablegram of this morning MILES COUNSELS WITH ROOT Gen Miles was called upon by Secretary Root during the afternoon to counsel with him as to the projected pro-jected troop movements He favors the prompt dispatch of a large force to China WILL INSIST UPON JUSTICE I A good deal of annoyance has been I caused here by the complete misunderstanding I misunder-standing that has been conveyed to i the nations as to the attitude of the l United States Government regarding the settlement of the Chinese troubles q I This Government It can be stated authoritatively i au-thoritatively never has thought of comp omlslng for mon Y or for any I other form of Indemnity Indeed the I subject of money indemnity or an arplogs never has been thought of or mentioned by the Government of the United States The Government will insist on justice and retribution according ac-cording to the highest authorities WHO COMMANDS NINTH The War department ofiiclals were unable to say who commands the Ninth I infantry since the death of Col LIs I I cum The Impression prevails that m the LieutenantColonel of the regiment J Is ill at Manila and that the regiment or what Is left of It will find its senior and consequently commanding officer In one of the Captains Inql dcnlally It may be menlloned that through Col Liscums death Capt Mc Cnlla of the Newark if ashore Is the ranking American officer |