The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-07
COMMENT AT WASHINGTON.
1t Is Fully Relieved That Allies Ar,
Marching on Pekin.

1t Is Fully Relieved That Allies Are
Marching on PeIin.
I WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-The announce
ment received through Admiral Remev
and Commander TaussiR of reported
neaVy hghttng on the road near Tfen
Isln was the news of interest In the Chit
nese situation today. Little doubt was
expressed at the navy department that
the news was substantially correct 1t is
ploodole later report may reduce the
Hst OF casualties among the international
forces, but 1t is evident that the move on
Pek1n Is at last fairly under wav. and
that strong opposition has been encoun-
Tered The war department officials who
nave peen exceedingly reticent for sew
eraI Gays as to news from the seat of
war, admitted today, when the naval dis
t pa.ones were received, that the announce
ment or the battle was not unexDec+ed
Opinion among the various officials nov,
IN washington Is somewhat divided as
10 just just what is presaged by todav's
events. Ihe more optimistic are inclined
70 thlnk that such a severe blow az tha
Chlnese must have received at Peitsano-
VIII result in the speedy disintegration If
tne Iorces now opposing the march of the
international column In line with mi.
prediction 1t was prophesied that the chi
nese government would find means IN
send the ministers
FROM PEKIN UNDER EsCOPr
ana thus stave off the advance upon the
oapltal' Oh the other hand, there was a
iiulnper OF oHlcers In a position to Judge
equally well who held that the fight az
Peitsang was only the beginning ne
strenuous resistance that would be con.
tinued to the gates of Pekin or bevond
II was urged In support Of this view thai
the chinese had a hundred me to Iosa
against one of the allies; that thew were
wen armed with modern guns and had
apparently an abundance of ammunition.
II is stated that considerable aDnreben
sion exists among those conversa1t With
oriental affairs at the reappearance in
Pekln politics of that rabid foreign "a.
nauc, LII Ping Hung. 1t is uuderstood
that his appearance in Pekin affairs NAV
nave had something to do with the Shang-
nal rumors of Ii Hung Chang's suicide
II - Is certain that with Ii Hing Hung a~d
Frlnce Tuan In control Of the defacto o,ov
eminent in China, a real war of dervjeb-
Hke lanaticsm probably will be waged
against all foreigners, and friends of The
more liberal Chinese statesmen are ev1
ceedlngIy cautious as to their fate under
the Tuan Ii regime
ARTILLERY SUPPLIES
The war department is in recent NJ .
dispatch from Gen. Macarthur anno,,-,o
ing that he has shipped additional artfJ-
lery supplies to Takue, for use IN the
Chinese campaign. These supplies in
crude several Gatling guns and the re-
mainder Of the rife and Howitzer siege
Train now in Manila, which up to dafe
mas remained useless in that country
on account Of the bad roads How much
Detter Gen. Chaffee may be able to handle
the monster guns through the almost i'm
passable rice swamps of China no ona
at the war department was willing To
guess but his recent dispatch Contained
an urgent appeal for more artillery and
ne is getting It, The ordnance exnerte
at the war department say that n II
comes to bombardment of Pekin these
hve-inch Howitzers. with their enormous
~ puIStihe .S charges of high explosives, will
be the most effective battering weano,,s - -
the international column.