The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-08
OTHER POWERS ARE APPARENTLY
AFRAID OF OFFENDING IN
CHINA UPRISING
BOXERS RAIDIHG Ind PlLLAGIaG
RUSSIA AND GREAT BRITAIN CAN
DO LITTLE TO RELIEVE
THE SITUATION
SEVERE FIGHT Is REPORTED
, Boxers Resist All Attempts to Re-
pair the Damage They Have
Done to Railways and
Bridges.

Bridges.
LONDON, June s-The situation II
China, as measured by abundant unofh-
cial kilograms, continues full of interest
ing possibilities, but apparently it has not
grown worse during the last twentyfour
hours, although the favorite adjectives OF
London and continental commentators
are ''perilous," grave" and dangerous. -
The naval commanders in Chinese wat
ers have received Identical Instructions as
10 procedure, the question of an emerg-
ency being left to their discretion. No
fear is entertained for the safety of the
F. legations at Pekin, European residents,
however, are escaping from the capital
10 the coast.
Pekin is still under control according
to a dispatch to the Morning Post, dated
yesterday, but in a very excited state.
A thousand foreign guards were garrison
ing the legation houses. A dispatch TO
3 the Daily Mail from Shanghai, dated
June Z, takes a gloomy view Of things,
which are pictured as going from bad to
worse. The correspondent says:
The authorities are displaying palpably
guilty supineness in dealing with the Box
ers, and the powers are more and more
taking matters into their own hands
The Boxer revolt is spreading, and is
rapidly showing it's character The Box
ers are getting arms, preparing to meet
force with force.
There has been no communication be-
tween Pekin and Tien Tsin since Tues
do alf
has been made by Chinese soldiers to
reach the capital. The troops were fired
upon and the train had to come back
Another station has been burned on the
line"
RAIDING AND PILLAGING.
A news agency dispatch from Tien Tsin,
dated yesterday, says:
THE Boxers are still raiding and pill
laging over a wide area. They have
wrecked and burned the stations at
Long Fond and Langoo It has been
definitely ascertained that Mime. Astier
and -Messrs. Ossent and Cades have been
murdered. Gen. Nieh claims to have de-
feated the Boxers, killing 5OO.'
The morning papers, in long editorials
dealing with the Chinese situation, refer
to the possible course Of the United
States. The Daily Mail, which goes be-
yond any other In urging America to
take the lead in Intervention, under the
caption 'McKinley's Opportunity" says:
"The United States have secured definite
pledges as to the maintenance Of the
open door and their Intervention would
not produce friction, danger or what is
to be anticipated should either England
or Russia act alone. We have no desire
to provoke a world wide conflict Yet
our movements are regarded with so much
suspicion by many Russians that serious
complications might ensue did we land a
strong force near Pekin.
The same applies to Russia, face to
face with ourselves, but the United
States have bonds of friendship with
Russia and a community OF interest
with England. It's action therefore would
insure the hostility of neither power. It
need scarcely be said that it would have
the moral support of the British people
and our material support also, if only
the policy of our government in the far
East were stronger than it is They
would certainly be assisted by Japan.
In this way world conflict and disaster
to the interests of all states could best
be avoided and at the same time the
pledges which the skillful negotiations Of
Mr.. Hay have extracted from the various
powers would be indicated
THE opportunity for America has
come. VIII she be equal to it, or will
she let it slip from her hands and lose
her vast pOtenhalties of trade in North
ern China?'
BOXERS FIGHT ENGINEERS.
dispatch from Shanghai. dated June 7:
Attempts to repair the damage To the
railway, between Tien Tsin and Pelxin.
have been frustrated by the Boxers. who
thousands strong, hold the line against
the engineers, attacking the trains arriv-
ing. The nearest damaged point Is forty
five miles from Pekin All the children
and ladies, except Lady Macdonald. have
left the legations. There are the grayest
fears for missionaries in outlying parts
They number hundreds and the stations
are isolated"
A special dispatch from Shanghai, dat
ed 1880 p. m. today, says the
nowager empress has ordered Gen
Neih S. Kong, with 5000 men. to
protect the railroad at Pekin A severe
fight, 1t is added, has occurred with the
Boxers, whose ranks include many SOL
diers from other general commands
When the battle ended 200 dead were left
on the field. The dispatch goes on to
say:
"One hundred and eighty British ma
Ttnes, with a machine gun, are about to
force a passage from Tien Tsin to Pekin.
Altogether about 800 British have been
landed from the fleet, greater number
than have landed from the combined yes
sells of the other powers. This evidence
of Great Britain's intention to assert her
position strongly gives great satisfaction
here"
GERMANY ACTS.
BERLIN, June THE officer COM
manding the German squadron at Che
Foo has been directed by cable to send
detachment of sailors and marines 10
I'ien Tsin, and after comforting with the
German minister at Pekin to arrange
with tie commanders of the other SQUAD
Tons regarding further measures to be
taken :or the protection of EuroDeans
It IS understood that Germany has Off
ciaily declared her readiness to act f.
concert with the other powers But.
having no interests outside OF Shan
Tung province, she is not disposed to
take the leading part in Intervention in
China.
TO ACT WITH CAUTION.
WASHINGTON, June 7-Perhaps y
published rumor to the effect that the