The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-29

the ministers have been handed over in
the flesh, the general public and govern
ments interested will not attach any
credence to further Chinese statements
or consent to stay preparations for the
advance of the relief force towards Pc.
kin. The latest story originating in other
than Chinese sources is a special dis
patch from Che Foo, dated July q, ac-
cording to which Missionary Wilder, who
started for Pekin a fortnight ago, has
/ just returned, and reports that he found
the imperial Chinese forces completely
surrounding the Tartar city He was
unable to deliver message to the lega-
tion and in reply to his inquiries the
Chinese said they could not allow any
one a pass to the foreigners According
to reports the attack OH the legation
ceased on the afternoon of July IA.
Every thing was quiet during the re-
mainder of Wilder's stay. When he left
On July IS a decree had been issued,
commanding all persons to protect the
foreigners in China. Returning he saw
no troops for sixty miles south, but he
learned that 10000 men were in the neigh
borhood of Yantsun and Peitsung.
KAISER MISUNDERSTOOD.
According to this mornin's Berlin dis
patches the Conservative government
organs agree that the emperor's words
at BremerhaVen have been misintarprated
abroad The Kreuse Zeitung says that
it was never intended to convey the
idea that the troops could not make pris-
oners, but that the German emperor
merely alluded to the Chinese who
neither paPdoner~ nor made prisoners.
CHANG. COMPLAINS.
ST PETERSBURG, July 2S.-A dis
patch has been received here from Ii
Hung Chang dated July 26, which says
that the Chinese government telegraphs
him, under date of July %, that the min
listers are all well. Ii Hung Chang also
complains that none of the powers have
consented 10 place Warship at his dis
pOsal for his journey north and he ADDS
that he would be compelled to encounter
many obstacles by a land journey.
CHINESE BLANDISHMENT
PARIS. July 2S.-The Chinese minister
at Paris, Yu Keng, has received the fol-
lowing imperial decree, dated July "a:
The foreign ministers are happily at
present safe and sound, except Ketteler.
We are having the foreign legations sup
piled with provisions and fruits as a token
of the interest we feel in them
MORE BATTERIES.
WASHINGTON, July 2S:-It is the plan
of the war department to purchase sew
eral additional batteries of mountain
guns for service in China. The board of
ordnance and fortifications some time ago
recommended the acquisition of number
of such batteries, with view to their
use in the Philippines The situation in
China has since developed and has in
creased the necessity for this type of
equipment for troops destined for service
in that country.
AMERICAN CASUALTIES
WASHINGTON, July 2s.-The war de-
partment has received the following
cablegram:
Nagasaki, July 21-Adjutant General,
Washington: Reiief arrived at Nagasaki,
July 26, Claude r. Leslie, Company /,
Fourteenth infantry, died of disease con-
tracted in line of duty-dysenterX, Hi; re-
mains will be shipped San Francisco. Civ
ihan Empleye Arthur Hennessy drowned
July Il; was buried at Nagasaki rs
Harry o. PeFley,...5 /
Major Medical Department :
MESSAGE FROM: YUAN. : 2'y,sA
WASHINGTON, July .2&AThe secre@aqy
of state has received a dispatch from MI
Fowler, the American consul at Che Foo.
dated at midnight on the 26th: -
This morning; by request of the allied
admirals, l wired the governor supposed
to be the governor of Shan Tun) their
wish to get news from ministers them
selves. The governor now replies
" Have received today edict from en-
peror, saying that the ministers are we'll
They are sending provisions to the lega-
tionS. Am confident ministers out of dis
tress and request you (Fowler1 transmit
this preliminary announcement to ad-
miralS.
Yuan, Governor
MISSIONARIES lIILLED.
NEW YORK, July 2S-Cable messages
were received today by both the Presby-
terian board of foreign missionaries and
the American Bible society, corroborati tiy e
of the report that the missionaries at
Pao Ting Fu had been massacred The
! message received by the PRESBYTERIAN
board came from Shanghai and was sup
posed tc have beel sent by Rev George
F. Fitch. 1t read as fotaows:
''Simcoxes, Hodges Taylor, Maci1ey,
other mission seven, massacred Pao Ting
Flu, July 8. = Nc1-J1ing, Human. missions
aries, all Shanghai, Japan
The American bible society TO-DAY re-
ceived cablegram from Shanghai, as
follows:
All nasxacred fao Ting Flu. Foreign
ers interior ordered Shanghai. Wire
50, 0O1"
This was sent by the Rev. DR.. John N.
Nokes, to whom the $3,GO0 was at once
cab.ed.
VILLAGE BURNED,
ST. PETERSBURG, July -2S.-An Of
fetal dispatch from Prejetensk. dated
Friday, July p, says Scherwln's detach-
| ment. en- Icute TO reinforce l5lagoves;-
chenk, captured and burned the village
! of Moclle. opposite the. Russian, rort of
lgnaschina, or the Auuf river The in
habi.ants fed.
FOREIGNERS sAT SHANGHAI.
WASHINGTON. july Is Consul Gen
eral Goodnow. at Shanghai, under date
of june %, has Transmitted statement