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- - ;PART I. I THE ST. LOUIS REPUBLIC. X TO-DAY'S REPUBLIC Is Printed la TWO PARTS. : 8 PAGES. 4 NINETY-SECOND YEAK. ST. LOUIS. MO.. SATURDAY. JUNE 23. 1900. y--rT-tn I ,n Ioitl. One Cent. 11 lUJli -ntlilf M. Inula. Tmo Cents. (On Trains. Tlirre CrnH. TIENTSIN GUARDS SHORT OF POWDER-POWERS' PLAN TO PARTITION CHINA Bombarded for Three Days by Chi nese and Their Ammunition Running Low. American Government Asked to Indicate What Share It Will Want. K X French Officer Reaches Taku With News Badly Needed Re-cnforcemcnts Marching to the Relief No Pekin Official News. Berlin, June 22. Tlnv commauder of the German Miuatlron at Taku lias wired as follows to tlm GoviTinucnt: . "A. French otllcer who ha arrivcil hero from Tien-Tsin. which he left June 20, tays that for ihm days the city hail been homlmnletl hy the Chinese ami that the troops of the forcisu detachment woro sliort of ammunition. 'The German cruier Irene has arrived here with 210 marines, who, with 5S0 Lngllfcli and 1,500 Russians, proceeded t the relief of Tion-Tsin. The rail way is working from Taku to within tlfteon kilometers of Tleii-Tslu." According to a dbnateh from Shanghai, received here, Tien-T&iu is beins bombarded by Chinese regulars and not by the Hoxere. RUSSIANS PRESSED ; CASUALTIES HEAVY. Che-roo, June 22. It Is officially reported that the bombardment or Ticn Tsin with large suns continues incas&autly. The forelsn concessions have nearly all been burned, and the American Con sulate has been razed to the ground. The Italians are occupying the railroad nation, but arc- hard pressed. lle Inforcements are urgently needed. The t-iMialties are heavy. The railroad I open from Tong-Tu to Cliing-I.oiig-Cliun, half way to Taku. EIGHT HUNDRED AMERICANS FIGHTING. London, June 2."?, " a. m. The silence of IVkln continues unbroken. Four thousand men of the allied forces were having .sharp defend vu lighting at Tien Tsia Tuesday and Wednesday, with a pros-poet of being re-enforced Thur.Mlay. That Is the situation in China as set forth in the Hritfch tJovernmont dUpateli. "Eight hundred Americans are taking part In the lighting at Tion-Ts-ln," fcays the Shanghai correspondent of the Daily Kxpreas, cabling hint evening; "and they apparently form a part of a supplementary force, arriving with Ger mans and British after the conflict started. It Is impossible to estimate the number of the Chinese there, but they had a surprising number of guns." The Consuls at Shanghai still believe the Foreign Jlinlhters at IVkln safe, although Japanese reports 'received at Shanghai allege that up to June 15, 100 foreigners had been killed In I'ekln. DESPERATE FIGHT REPORTED Heavy Casualties Sustained in Battle at Tieu-Tsin American Officer Killed. ErECIAJJ BY CABLE. Cbe-Foo. Juno 22. (Copyright. 1V. by TV. K. Hearst.) United States Consul rowlcr announces that Tlen-Tsln has been contin uously bombarded for several dajs. The Chinese attacked It with heavy guns and tha whlto garrison fought deBperately. Ehslls destroyed tha American Consulate and get Are to most of the buildings In tho foreign concessions. They are nearly all In ruins. Tho casualties are heavy. Including Lieutenant "Wright of the United States. Marine Corps. Tho Russian troors that held the railway station are severely pressed by the attack ing Chinese. The railway la open from Tong-Ku to Chlng-Llang-Chung. The foreign forces have used nearly all their ammunition. More Is urgently needed and re-enforcements are being rushed from Taku to their aid. The Lieutenant Wright reported killed In the foregoing special cable dispatch Is probably John N. Wright of the marines. He was appointed from South Dakota last October. There is a Lieutenant E. E. Wright In the navy, but the records show that ha was on tho training tlilp Essex when last heard of, and the officials In the Bureau of Navigation In Washington tay he Is not In Asiatic waters. ATTACKED 1JV CIIIE!I3 ARMY. London, June 23. A dispatch from Shang hai, dated yesterday, says: 'lntelligei.ee has been brought by the United States gunboat Nashvillo thai tho rorelgn quarter at Tlen-Tsln was bom barded Tuesday by Generals Nleh. Tung Kuh Siang, Kard Su and Yuan Shu Kai. The result of the fighting s not known. "The forelsn residents are cccflned to a restricted district, and as food and water are scarce, they have suffered greatly. The Ton-Shan mines at Pie-Tai-Ho were abandoned by the soldiers and rioters flooded the mined and mined tho ma chinery." A special dispatch from Shanghai, dated Thursday says: A prominent resident of Pekin received t Tlen-Tsln on June 15 reports that tho soldiers were troublesome in l'ekin; that a, night attack on the legations was feared, and that the advent of the relief force would be the signal for a general riot In I'ekln." Sensational Iteor'. London, June 22. A special from Shang hai eays that it is reported from Japanese sources that U5M foreigners have been massacred at Tien-Tsin. Anarchy in I'ekln. London, Juno 3. The Chinese are desert ing Shanghai In large numbers and going into the Interior. Itepo-ts from native sources continuo to reach Shanghai of anarchy In Pekin. Ac cording to these tales the streets arc filled day and night with Boxers, who aro wholly bcyoild the control of the Chinese troops and who are working themselves up to a frenzy and clamoring for the death of all foreigner!. The English consulate at Shanghai Is paid to have received from Influential natives re ports of a tragedy In the palace at I'ekln. though precisely what Is not defined. The consulate thinks that Admiral Seymour, commander of the international relief col umn, was misled by Information from I'ek'n, and consequently underestimated the dif ficulties In his way and the Chinca power of resistance with Maxim puns and Mausers. The Dally Express says: "We understand that Mr. Reginald Thomas Tower, secretary of tha British Embassy In Washington, N to succeed Sir Claude MacDonald at l'ekin. and that the reason of Sir Claude's recall Is the break-down to his health." A disnatch from Vienna sajs: Li uung Chang has wired the various Chinese lega tions la Europe directing them to inform the Governments to which they are accred ited that he Is called to l'ekin by the Em press to act as Intermediary between China and the Powers to negotiate a settlement of the points at Issue, and he instructs them to beg tbo .Powers to facilitate his mission by ceasing1 to send troop to China." Shang, Director General of Telegraph, wires from Shanghai to the Chinese lega tion in Europe that the foreign legations in Ptkln are safe. It Is reported that the British Govern ment will send at ones L500 marines to PVnn. and possibly, according jo soma of the morning papers. 10,0V) of the regulars now with Lord Roberts. TIEX-TMX IIl:i'OH'I.. London, June 22. The apprehensions as to tho fate of the Europeans eut oft at Tien-Tsin have been sharpened by Admiral KcmpfTs message, which was the. first defi nite announcement of the bombardment and destruction of the foreign concessions. But, !u spite of Shanghai's grim statement that the Chinese used forty-nounders. and that 1,000 foreigners were massacred, there is no reason to concludo that the foreign colony has been unable to protect Itstlf. A Shanghai dispatch reports that Tlen Tsln was bombarded for two dajs; that the casualties were 100; that B.Guo international troops are there, and that now- that tho allied commanders at Taku aro hastily pushing forward a relief column. It Is hoped the worst apprehension will scon be dispelled. Another Shanghai dispatch announces that all the members of the foreign com munity of Pci-Tal-Ho have arrived at Che Foo on board the Nashville, but they left fall their possessions behind them. A dispatch to the Associated Press fmm Shanghai says five Chinese warships passed Woo-Sung to-day arid that officers of tne British armed cruiser Undaunted visited the Chinese commanding ofliccr and re ceived an assurance that the ships were under orders to net at any Boxer rising. Tho superintendent of foreign telegraphs has started for Clie-I'oo to organize a serv ice, thence to Shanghai. FltfhtlnK at Tien-Txln. London, June 22. In the House of Com mons to-day Mr. Iiroderfck, the Under secretary of State for Foreign Affair", re plying to a qusstlon. said that the Foreign Office had no news from l'ekin or Vice Ad miral Seymour. He added tlial news by runner June 18 from Tlen-Tsln, arriving at Taku June 21. announced that several at tacks had been madn and repulsed. Continuing, Mr. Broderlck eald that on June 17 the Chinese shelled the foreign set tlement and tho Chinese military rollego was attacked by a mixed force of 173 Aus trian, British, Germans and Italians. Tl.cy destroyed the ;uns and burne-d the e-nllege. which contained a considerable More of ammunition, and killed Iti defenders. The Russians, with their four heavy field guns, did excellent service. The British loss was one man killed and five wounded; the Germans had one man killed, the Italians had five men wounded and the Russians had several men killed and five wounded. During the night of June 17. the Chinese tried to seize the bridge f boa if, but were repulsed with loss, including. It Is reported, a Chinese General. Rear Admiral Bruc. at Taku, tele graphed last night the further Information that at Tien-Tsin. June 20. fighting was proceeding and that tc-enforcements were required. Mr. Broderlck also safd: We have further heard from Admiral Bruce, dated Taku, last night, and Che Foo this morning, as follows: " 'I am hoping Tien-Tsin may be relieved to-night. No news from the Commander-in-Chief. "The Terrible landed this morning 252 officers and men of the Fusiliers." " In conclusion. Mr. Brodcrlcit announced that he believed various other troops would arrive In a day or two. If they had not already landed, and that arrangement had lxen made by the Govcrnme'ni to supple ment ery considerably the force already ordered to China, m:comi iXTi:itATio..i, colujix. Rome. Juno 22. A dispatch from Taku, dated jesttrday (Thursday), says: "An international column, consisting of British. Russian and Japanese troops, left Taku this morning for Tien-Tsin. An Ital ian detachment, commanded by an insign will remain here to guard the Italian Hag, which, with the flacs of the- other Iim,r has been hoisted over the forts. The detachment of Italian sailors which participated In the capture of the forts suf fered no loss. 'German re-enforcements from KIjo Chau, and British rc-enforcemenla from Hong-Kcng, have arrived here." CHRISTIANS FIGHT WELL. Letters Tell of lleroic Defense Against the Boxers. itErunLtc special. New York, Juno 22. The Reverend Father i 3. Lamb of tha Convent of the Sacred oRUH0i P Two, Tile uri'omnaiiviiig picture is from a late photograph of the AiiK.'tienn Admiral KeinplT cables, was destroyed by the bombaidme yVV'rIG J ex. cafe sd .? ssxf 'jsavflVsZn?'j?;zrsZLZ.v ir?z -assssz-. ""v. . WimfWdWfm TO-DAY'S REPUBLIC. ALARMING NEWS CONCERNING PEKIN; ONLY THREE MISSIONARIES SAVED. New York Juno ."Doctor I. tVnlter Kmens of Syracuse, whose son, Walter S. Kmens. represents tho American Trailing Company in China, to-day reccivea the follow injj cablegram, dated Tien-Tsin, June 16: "Situation eronins or.e. Pekin besieged. In danger of massacre. (Signed) "WALTER S. ESIUNS." The Iteverer.d Doctor Leonard, secretary of the Methodist Foreign MUfiou ary Society in this city, received the following cablegram to-day: "Clic-Koo, June 1!. Tlen-Tsln bombarded. I'ekln ery serlout. Hopkins. Ilrown iiml Kins' saved. Gunboat. (SiRiied) "P.ROWNV The three men mentioned are missionaries. Doctor Leonard Infers from th fact that only those who ncre saved are cabled the remaining twenty-four mI?loaries at Tlen-Tsln have been murdered by the Boxers. Among them aro many women, including live In the Women's Korelgn Missionary Society and member3 of the Ilaynor, pko and Hopkins and Brown families. 3444 INTIMATION THAT RUSSIA WILL NOT EMBARK IN WAR AGAINST CHINA. St. Peternburg. June H Tho view expressed by both the pres and politicians here is that Russia thould make common cause with the other Powers In meet ins the common danger In China. It Is pointed out, however, that when once the time arrives to settle the Chineae question, Russia must regulate her true Interests, which differ greatly from those of the other Powers, and rrevent her more partle-ularly from definitely embarking In hostilities against the vest Chineae Umpire, her neighbor. This Is understood to be the Government Mew of the actuation. Russia Mobilizes All Ix)iidon, Juno 2. The St. Petersburg rnphlns Tnursaay, says: "The Russian iilnlster ot War, General Kourop-itkln, yesterday ordered mobilization of ail the Siberian regiments W, ! LI HUNG CHANG TELLS WHY TAKU FORTS FIRED ON THE ALLIED FLEET. Hong-Kong. June Z2. IJ Hung Chang, who was interviewed in Canton yester day, slid that he would leave for-Pekin on June 27, in obedience to the order from tho Krr.peror to tuppress tlio Hoxefsund to muko peace with the Powers. He indorsed the opinion that he was the only man In China capable of coping with the situation. He said he believed the Boxers to be a "rabble led away by fanutlclHm and anti-Christian feeling"; but, ho also declared that the native Chris tian leaders were much to blame, inasmuch as they engendered litigation in the native courts. Ho ntaerted that he did not regard the Boxers as a political society, and that In his opinion the Krapres had been misled and misinformed. Prince LI said he had been officially Informed that the -Tuku forts fired upon the allied fleet because the Admirals sent an ultimatum calling for the removal of the MIdicr'. He does not Interpret that action as a declaration of war, and he has r.ot received any instructions to the effect that war has been declared. HI remedy for the situation is to decapitate the leaders of tho Boxers, to send their Ignorant followers borne and to make peace with tho Powers. MMMffrOCMMMMMM a ) Siberian Troops. correspondent of the Dally Mall, tc!c- of the line." 'lHn - Consulate at T lit of Tien-T.siii. ien-Tsin, which, I'nr .lllnMiiirl Knlr Kniurdn- and SimiiIii; narmiT In Tvelrrie portions Hn I lir1n i niirmrr tttlliitny! jiortlit rrlj, KhlftliiK " oMherl-. winds. I'or HliiiitiM Knlr faturiluy anil Nun ilii: Miirnu-r hamlnyi trrnh to lirlnk iMirlhrnnlrrlj- nlndii. I'or ArkuniuiB Knlr Sntuntnr, pre-rrili-il h- nhimrrH In iiptliwft' por tion: Miniliij fair anil lrnrnirr; norlh ennterlj India. PA Iff I. Tage. 1. Plan of the Powers to Partition China. S. Bride Wounded by n Rival. South Dakntans Annex Part of Nebraska. J. Race Track Results. R.i!-ebnll Scores. 5. Porto Rlcans Ak Too High Wages. Planks Not Stolen, But Taken Out. Alumni Il.ui'iuct and Reunion. 6. Editorial. Roosevelt's Play to the Galleries. Strong Opposition to Ortselfcn. T. No Nomination iti Sixteenth Illinois. Books and Authors. S. Trade Reviews. Funeral of Adam Roth. Sllne'rs to Jleet Annually. P.IIIT II. 1. No Money for Streets or Parks. Ponvmen to Bo Paroled. Told a Story of a Dynumite Plot. Grand Jury Begins Riot Iniiuieiton. Rulings by Police Ju"tlces. :. Jerre Hunt Kcll Into a Cce. Plan for Checking Excess Baggage. Tiie Railroads. 3. Church Announcements. Kden Scmin-iry's Golden Jubilee. Sunday School Lesson. S. New Corporations. Transfers uf Realty. fi. Grain and Other Markets. 7. Flranclal News. Itlicr Telegrams. Weekly Bank Clearings. S. Dalnly Costumes for Indoor Wear. Midsummer Millinery. TiMjues and Tiirhans. A Neglected Charm. NATION WILL NEED WHEAT. Woit Crop Failure on Ifecord Ac cording to Export Huow. Chicago, June 21. The Tims-Hcrald to morrow will publish a crop report prepared by Snow, the croo expert, who has Just completed a two weeks trip through the States of Minnesota, North and South Da kota. He declares the situation a national calamity, and claims the wheat failure the worst ever known. He estimates the Dakotas are promising only 20.000.OiX) bushels each and Minnesota S,U.'JuO bushels, a total of 75.0iO.0O0 bushels, as acalnst -..0u),0( last year und Z23.CW,X In IK'S. CHOI TWO-TIIIIIDS com:. Dtiluth, Minn., June ii Oliver Dalrympie, a large wheat grower of North Dakota, writes his ion here as follows: "Ten days ago I wrote you one-third of the spring wheat crop had been destroyed by drought. I now am of the opinion that tw'O-thlru ot the crop Is killed beyond re demption. The Grandln farm Is running sixty plows in the wheat fields. I shall start plowing to-morrow, and nearly all spring wheal farmers will be plowing under wheat next week unless heay rains come." Cabinet Considers the Problem Dismemberment of the Vast Empire Determined by the Powers to Be Necessary. iiEi'cnr.ic speciai WahhiUKtou. Juno 22. NeWs vn rccriviil Iioro tint tin- maritime I'owera Iiml tli'clilort upon the e!isimml)oriUfiit of China. The Unitetl Ktatt-u havi In-t-n Invitoil to participate in the; partition. The Cabinet dcciikil to-tiny to po-stiionc the nnswerltii; of that proposition, hut to tlcniaud an Ironclad maty with all the Ktiroptan Towers iutercoteil lu KUiirantecini; the ojien door and tiie protection of Atiieriinn interests In China. The Cabinet eonsidered to-day the advisability of holding the Chinese Min ister. Wtt TIiik Fsnis, :t.s a lioitnce until tin; safety or .Minister Conper and his fnmily at I'ekln Is delinitely nssnivil, and the iitiderstiindliitf i that tho Chinese Minister, should he ask for Ids passiMirts-, will not receive them. The Cabinet discussed the iue.stion Involving the a-eml)lin of Consrrns in extra xession for the purpose of autlntrizins the raisins of more troops for duty In China. Hear Admiral Kempff notified the Navy department that the fiiitinR at Tlen Tsin had bopun, ami when news from that city j received It Is expected to contain the Infortunium that thousand have been massacred. A hurry order to General MaeArthur for the three regiments for China and the Sixth Artillery was raided to-day. SHARE OFFERED TO AMERICA. nnr-rui.ic special. Washington. June 22. The President and Cabinet dl-cussel the dismemberment of China to-il.t. The new!, that the partition had been agre-cd upon by the European Powers was laid bef re the Pre-tident and b!s advit-.-rs. The fact that notis had lieen exchanged on the subject was divulged to thoe mem bers w-io previously were not aware of it, andMie consensus of opinion was that noth ing could or should be done to postpone further the settlement of the Eastern ques tion. Socrctary Hay. It Is understood, explained that th dismemberment would take place as soon as the present trouble lit bfttled. There will be no formal acquiescence In the expressed purpose of the Powers, but the intimation will he given plainly that the United States ha no protest to mak-s cgalnst the programme, and will '. en tirely satisfied If their Interests are pro tected. It Is said that In the various notes ex changed between this country and the Euro pean 1'owers. notably Great Britain, he United States were asked to indicate what share of the Chinese mainland the-y de sired. Several monthsaro.lt will be recalled. i!:c European concert having tho control of the Asiatic mainland, asked the 1'nlted StaVs to take a portion of the territory, and was Informed that this country did not care for n slice of territory, and merely desired the maintenance of the "open door." Written guarantees for the "open-door" were demanded by this country, and. while courteous notes were received in reply, not ono European country bound ltsrlf to re pect the wishes of the United States. Every country agreed, in a measure, to do what the United Statrs asked, provided every other European country In Interest bound Itself to do the same. The matter is still In abeyance, and so far as commercial life In China is concerned the United States are at the mercy of Europe. "The so-called guarantees relative to the 'open deior." " said a high official to-day. "aro not worth the paper on which they arc written. The Russian guarantee, so called, in which Tallen-Wan was reervrd. Tfndered It Impossible for the other Pow ers, who had given conditional promises, to make a permanent arrangement." Action Postponed. After an exhaustive discussion, in which every member of the Cabinet expresrd the opinion that the United States wtre In jected definitely Into the Eastern question. It was decided to postpone action on tho question of the acquiremenfof a part of the Chlnee territory pending the election In November. j Members of the Cabinet agreed that the I United States mut have a general treaty I relstlve to China and signed by all the marl- time Povcrs", protecting the commercial In terest of this country. In other words, in stead of five or six nations giving written promises that the "open door" shall be maintained, all the Interested nations. In cluding this, shall make a formal pact pledging themselves to keep open the Chi nese ports and arteries1 of trade to the dis advantage of none of the Powers signatory to the treaty. This decision undoubtedly will be com municated to the great Towers of Europe, and a favorable reply Is expected. It Is the first step taken by this country In which our Asiatic interests are plainly set forth and Ihe protection of them demanded. That the acquisition of Chinese territory by this country Is to come late no one here doubts. The diplomats believe that the pos session of the Philippines by this country ls not a sufficiently large interest to make this country an active, permanent factor in the Chinese question, and that to protect the prospective treaty the United Statrs must be an actual participant In the future partition. The great question, however, is settled, and the United States will soon to up to its neck In tho Chinese problem. Hon- It Will Ue Divided. As the plans of the European rowers are understood here, Russia Is to have her coveted expansion in Northern China. She will acquire the Shanking and a portion of the I'e-Chl-U Provinces, while her rights In Manchuria, so long contested, will be asknowledgtd. Germany is to hae a strip extending southwesterly from her port of Klao-Chau. Italy Is to get San-Mun Bay, which she demanded more than eighteen months ago. Great Britain will have her Hong-Kong sphere extended northwestwardly. Portugal will be limited to probably enough territory to protect her port of Macao, while France, to the south, will have her Tonquln sphere expanded. The United States. It i tentatively sug gested, will get the port of Amoy, In which this country already owns property. The American strip In prospect will be extended northwestwardly Into the interior, touching the American railroad now building from Canton to Pekin. What Austria and Japan will get Is not decided, but the presumption Is that Austria will receive a share probably as large as that awarded to Italy, while It la pointed out that Japan has already the island of Formosa, oprosite Amoy, and can probab!j make some satisfactory arrangement with Russia rclutiee to Korea. It Is not generally known that, aside from Bangkok. In Slam, where, the United States own their own legation building and tho ground on which it stands. Amoy is tha only city In Asia where this country ac tually owns property. It is the center of the lea trade and the capital of Fuklen, ;i Province with an area slightly less than that of Ohio, and with a population of 23. Gtt.ttjO. or more than six titms that of Ohio. Amoy's trade with the United States excceels that of all other Chinese ports. The Importation of tea from Amoy In 15?6 reached almost 3!.0o?,l'. There are said to be unusual opiortunitlcs lor the use of American goods In this territory. Cotton fabrics are In demund. while Americaa wheat and corn would find an enormous market. May Last for Months. Tho belief Is that the fighting in China will continue for five or six months, owing to the magnitude of the territory unci th vast number -of Chinese. As scon as the general trouble Is settled each ot the nations signatory to the pros pective treaty will plant large garrisons in her respecthe sphere, and the European opinion, as transmitted to the State De partment, is that these armies must re main for several years to come, or until another convulsicn occurs having for its object the further extension of the Russlm influence and the establishment of a Kranco-Russian protectorate over the en tire Empire. Th present Intention, however, to use tho language of diplomacy. Is "to have the armies cf the world police the Chinese na tlcn." and this can only lie successfully effected by the partition of the country so that every nation Interested will hava tta own territory and the people within to safe guard. It will thus be noted that Russia has suc ceeded in the work she set out to accom plish several months ago. She was de termined to secure compensation In North China for British expansion in South Afri ca. Great Britain, always opposing the dis memberment of tho Chinese Enrp!re,.la forced to acquiesce In the Russian plan, while the Unitetl States, which have stood with Great Britain, by to-day's decision ulso agree to the Russian preposition. Its Seriousness Admitted. The serlousmss of the situation is ad mitted. The I'oitugucse Charge d'ARalres. Mr. Duerte; the Chinese Minister and tha French Ambassador called at the State De partment for the purpose of discussing the current rumors and the lack of definite news from the scat of trouble. Minister Wu, personally extremely popular, betrayed evidences of agitation when he left the Sec retary's office. Secretary H.ij's manner to Minister Wu i described as having been "cold and ellstant." The disposition of Minister Wu pending the receipt of news from Pekin relative to Mr. Conger and his family was discussed at the Cabinet to-day. It has been suggested that his passports be handed to him. This view does not find favor with the Sta.o Department, several high officials of which agree with the contention that the Chine Minister should le held as a, hostage until the safety of tl.e American Minister at Tekin Is definitely assured. There Is no doubt that Minister Wu will ask tor his passports within the next few days They will not be granted. An Extra Session. In view of the necessity for the presence of American troops In China, not only to. settle the present disturbance, but to carry out the plana referred to In this dispatch, the question of colling Congress together In extra session to authorize the enlarge ment ot the army Is being mooted. The President wishes to avoid this if possible, and will wait until tho last minute before making a decision. Secretary Jtoot and General Corbln are opposed to sending more troops from Ma mm, as they suy that the oeparture of every regiment from the Philippines means the extension of tne lite of the Insurrection &lx months. The military authorities say that at least SO.otO troops will be required In China to Copu with the present situation. What torce will be required to police the slice of Chinese territory ultimately to cuffie to this country cannot now be estimated. SHANGHAI IS QUIET. iJU r.ritibh Cruiser Daphne Arrives Tbcra Witii Aiuuiuiiitiou. Shanghai, June 22. Owing to the absnc ot warships at Kiu-Klang-Fu some appre hension Is felt there of an uprising. The Merchant Steamship Company have ar ranged to always keep one steamer la read, lnew. Tho British twin-screw cruiser Daphne arrived here with ammunition. There are no signs of a disturbance. .Si l . .ixVcCclNj, '1 (i- V - -' , 1 er ;-, Ct :w.s .v,frji.-...-w-.vo- yf -. -,y.i -";-Ay?aj"t;Va5-l:ASS jii ..