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Show : 'ipmmlORS m hrsble trouble NOT : ONLY TO RiK, . iUT ESQ TO Tffi SMJffiS HT Ml f . ' " C t , . f' i ii ' vreccutionary Step Taken to Impress I f Dovager Empress and Bring About j Proper Repressive Measures; President Presi-dent Roosevelt Is Taking No Chances. 1 1 XTKW EAVES', Conn., March. 2. In answer to a letter sent by Secretary -Ctoke of Tale unlrersity to Yale's mission in Chang Sha, In the province f of Hunan, China, the following cablegram waa received at the university today: . ' , ' "Central China is quiet. Mission arleo not in terror." .... . . . . ,The cablegram waa sent by Dr. Edward BL Hume, who has charge of I the Tale mission in Chang Sha. ! " -. f ''1 -V . ." ' '; . ; PEEING, March 2. The city is perfectly quiet and the police today appeared ap-peared with rifles. The officials explain that the police were -armed to protect foreigners. Although the Government did not anticipate dlsturb- .incea, it was thought best to show the intention of the authorities to pro- s tact foreigners. ; " talned from other sources. These reports re-ports prove that a condition of unrest prevails, and that Americans and their property are in danger In consequence of the feeling created by the boycott Instituted In-stituted last summer. Chines Temporising. r The President has found that while the -Chinese Government ostensibly .(iromiMd- Vv ppe- th-boyrmt,-' it actually has taken no steps in that direction. di-rection. The Foreign office at Peking Insists it simply agreed to stop disorders, disor-ders, which were the result of the boycott,' boy-cott,' and It was not possible to order its subjects to buy goods of one merchant mer-chant Instead of another.' ' In the end the boycott doubtless will affect American trade, but it has not i done so up to this time. ; ' WASHINGTON, ; March t. Besides making preparations in the Philippines to dispatch an army to China to protect pro-tect American Interests, the Secretary of War, in accordance wth instructions ' of the President, has given directions for troops, in the United States to be ready at a moment's notice for service 1n the Tar fcaatrlacordlng-'to reports 'here.'-.- ' ;- - -;" ; ; Pressur on Empress Dowager. ,The President Is hopeful the precautionary precau-tionary step he has taken will have the effect of causing the Empress Dowager to adopt repressive measures Immediately, Imme-diately, and thus avert an outbreak. Such steps, were Imposed upon hVn ,V report he.. has . received, from all . sections of the empire, sent by Consuls and their ae-ents. and information ob- |