The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-17
boxers ARE ALL RASCALS
so ASSERTED THE CHINESE AM
BASSADOR IN AN INTERVIEW
AT BERLIN
REVOLT HAS BEEN MAGNIFIED
This Opinion Is Shared in by Ger
man DfpIOmats-FOreign Office
Refuses to Believe Government
Is Party to Their Crimes.
Copyrighted by Associated Press.

Copyrighted by Associated Press.
BERLIN. June 16.-The correspondent
here of the Associated Press saw the
Chinese ambassador at Berlin today.
Through an interpreter, he said:
81 have no news from the Chinese
government about the Boxers rebellion.
The Boxers are a mere rabble, disturb
ers, thieves and rascals. There are no
scholars, mandarins or officials among
them. The reports that the Chinese sol
diers attacked the international forces
cannot be true. The empress opposes the
Boxers and the troops could not act
against her. The Boxers will soon be
suppressed. They could have been sup
pressed by the Chinese troops without the
aid of the international forces. The en-
bassies could have been protected by
guards of Chinese if the embassies had
asked for them"
The above information was readily and
self-containedly given.
The latest official government news
from Tien Tsin, dated the 18th, is viewed
at the foregn office as corroborative Of
the reports that the situation has been
intensified during the week. The foreign
office refuses to believe that the Chinese
goVernmnt makes common cause with the
Boxers. and does not believe the Chinese
troops attacked the international forces
as that would be too crazy a venture.
The opening today of the Elbe-TraVe
canal with great ceremonious pageantry
in the presence of the emperor and cab
met and delegates from cities through
out Germany is one step forward Inc
canal has length of forty-one miles,
width of thirty-two meters, of which
TWENTY-FIVE to tWenty-three are on the
bottom. a depth of two to two and nail
meters, and cost 50000,O0O marks, Oh
which Lubbock pays H,50O,0O0 marks and and
Prussia 100000 marks Vessels OF 6Vo
tons. such as for bulk, the Eide vessels
will navigate thereon. TheEe Will pe
several intermediary harbors, OF which
+ba nrircinaI one will be at Moellen. The
canal will revfvify the internal and Tor
eion trade of the old city of Luebeck,
and TRANSPORTATION from the Austrian
and German towns on the Elbe VIII be
neatly cheapened and facilitated by 1t.
DEPARTMENT STORE BILL.
The department store bill will come UP
in the diet Monday, but it is doubtful IL
II will mass now owing to obstructive tao
ties However, it is certain the ohet VIII
adjourn during the course OF the coIli!h6
week During the summer the session
hall, which was only recently HillSHeu,
Will be reconstructed a. an expense OIL
40, coo marks, because its acoustics are
abOIninable
Prlssiar railways have shown an in
clinatiOn to affiliate with the Socialist
party, and have evinced in every way
dissa tisfaction with present salaries ana
conditions The official Berliner CORES
ponGenZ today publishes formal warn
ing, threatening the employees with sum
mary discharge.
In anticipation Of the main legislative
topic of the coming fall namely, the
readiustment of the German tariff,
vigorous agitation has set in in the press
and rostru.n. Besides those recently. men
toned a meeting of high prOtectionists
will be held at the Kaiserhof June 19 and
20, in favor of the raising of the duties.
A prominent official declares there is no
doubt an autonomous tariff will be pro-
posed by the government but also that
in the coming treaties there viii be fixed
a minimal tariff which will be as far as
the reductions will 60 This mininal
tariff will be kept a secret. After this
series OF preliminary negotiations for new
commercial treaties with different cOun.
tries will begin. 1t is significant that yes
terday DR.. MIGUEL, the minister of
finance, in the diet and replying to OBJ
jections raised by DR.. Bartels, the Cen.
trist leader, said next session would see
some Agrarian legislation
The Vossische Zeitung says that Ger
man agriculture can only succeed by I'M
proving its methods and not by artificial
~ raising the price.
Count Won Posadowsky, secretary of
state for the interior, leaves soon for
Paris, to officially represent the empire,
thence he goes to England.
The emperor has awarded Manager
Conreid, of New York, the crown order of
the third class. for merits in German art
in America.
Cloudbursts did a vast amount of dam
age this week, especially in the Rhine,
Hanover and Westphalia