The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-23
American representatives were resolute
against receiving him"

American representatives were resolute
against receiving him"
TIEN TsIN SCARED THEM.
The Shanghai correspondent Of the
Daily Mail declares that the Chinese Of
fcials are thoroughly frightened by the
fall of Tien Tsin and desire to open ne
gotiations. Therefore, he continues, al
though all are aware of the horrible Pekin
massacres, every official down to the
humblest retainer has been sworn to
secrecy upon the penalty of wholesale
executions, should the details leak out.
/ They hope, If the powers once begin nego-
tiations, to stop the military operations,
and that matters might cool down"
WILD TALES FROM SHANGHAI
There Is the usual crop of Shanghai
rumors at hand this morning One is that
Prince Tuan has been abducted and the
empress dowager is again supreme. An
other is that the notorious Kang Yei,
president of the board of war, has been
appointed viceroy Of Canton.
The Tien Tsin correspondent Of the
Daily News says the allies have issued a
proclamation announcing that they are
not fighting China, but only the rebels
who have been guilty of attacks upon the
foreigners.
The decision to keep the Indian division
at Hong Kong is supposed to be due to
the disquieting proceedings of the BLACK
Flags" at Canton. 1t is reported that
the Bogue forts are being rearmed by the
Chinese with quick-firing Krupps, and
large stores of ammunition, and that the
Chinese are mounting guns and laying
torpedoes at various advantageous points
between Wo Sung and Wo Chang. The
foreigners and Japanese traders have
evacuated Niu Chwang, where the roads
are now guarded by Japanese marines.
All foreign women and children have
been advised to leave the forts on the
Yang Use Kiang.
Slight skirTnishes are reported from
Manchuria, between the Russians and
Chinese.
Ii HUNG COLDLY RECEIVED.
SHANGHAI, July A.-M Hu1Ss Chang,
who arrived here today on the steamer
Anping from Hong Kong was coldly re-
ceived. The native officials sent an es-
cort of 300 armed troops, but, as the
French consul objected to their passage
through the French settlement, they were
withdrawn, and Earl Ii landed under an
escort of twelve French police. Once out
of French jurisdiction he was handed over
to the cosmopolitan settlements police,
who escorted him to his place of resi-
dence on Bubbling Well road.
The Anping having munitions OF war
on board, violated the harbor regulations
by entering and was compelled to leave
the limits.
The consuls have decided not to call
upon Ii Hung Chang officially.
STATE OF SIEGE PROCLAIMED.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 22.-An Inn
perial ukase issued today orders that a
state Of siege be proclaimed in the mill
tary districts of Siberia, Turkestan and
Semiretchinsk and that all reservists in
those districts be called to the colors.
KOREA SENDS ON TROOPS.
YOKOHAMA, July 22-The Korean
government continues to send troops to
the front, collision with intruding Chi
nese having already occurred. The Jap
anese papers express sympathy with the
unfortunate emperor of China, but are
unanimous and emphatic in declaring
that an alliance between China and Japan
Is quite impossible.
BRITISH FORCES AT HONG KONG.
HONG KONG, July 22.-The second In,
dian brigade has been ordered to remain
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