The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-22

suucted forts and redOubts absolutely
command the navigation Of the Amur
river for distance of twenty versts
thus preventing Russian troop trans
ports on the only route open. at least
until those Qualifications shall have been
taken by the Russians.
Though the Russian censorship is again
most severe regarding kilograms. news
reached here today from st. Petersburg
that BlaSoVestChensk had been taken by
the chinese, who seized large amounts of
money in the Russo-Chinese bank there.
REAL. WAR FOR RUSSIA.
All reports agree that the Russian gov
erEment now considers that Russia is
actually at war with China, the shilly-
shally policy hitherto maintained will be
dropped, chat Russia Is now huTredly
preparing for a serious campaign In
North China, separate from the other
powers and that Russia will not be able
nor willing under those altered circum-
stances to bear an adequate share in the
Iien Tsin-Pekin campaign.
The Russian forces available along the
border and throughout North China are
stated to comprise e battalions If the
line, 2 battaHons Of reserves, Il Cossacks
regiments ard Il batteries, altogether
about 5000 men.
The Lloyd line steamer Sachsen, which
has arrived at Genoa, from China, reports
being fired upon by Chinese coast forts
and slightly damaged, while going from
Yokohama homeward.
DIR. Mumm Won SchwurZenstein has
gone 10 China, preliminarily, nominally,
as the German representative for East
Asia. FOR Germany has not vet been Of
hCtally informed Of the death of Baron
Won Nettelcr, nor of any change in the
Chinese government, If there is any. DR..
MlID1F11 h.
government, but empowered TO negotiate
with single CT joint Viceroys or governors
he visiting American engineers have
been greeted pleasantly by the German
press The speeches at the banquet ves-
ter0ay evening, are commented upon APP
proVingly today. Semi officially, it r.
stated today that the praise accorded
by the American speakers to the German
technical school system here is accepted
with thanks, bat this must not lead Ger
many to stand still On the contrary, it
Is added the system Will receive a much
needed addition by the establishment of
series of post graduate technical
courses for master bakers, leather manu-
fscturers, brewers, millers, blacksmiths
and coppersmiths in various towns.
AMERICAN IMPERIALISM.
The German newspapers have. this
week, contained much editorial comment
and news regarding the American pc
htcal campaign and commerce mainly
complimentary except as regards i'm.
perialism, the Nreuz Zeitung says:
The United States is now in a new
era of political activity. and encounters
unsupported great hindrances and diff
cultes, which cause the United States
sorrow and anxiety. but which can
neither be removed nor overcome bur
rledly. Spread-eagleism is species of
expensive luxury"
The Hamburg longshoremen's strike i.
assuming greater proportions The en-
ployers today locked out another 1900
men because Of their refusal to work IN
place Of certain strikers.
The international textile congress this
week proved rather a failure, the dis
cord between the English and eQgtinental
delegates being freely EXPRESSED. The
continental delegates forced through 4
socialistic resolution regarding means of
lettering the condition of the textile
trade by voting by natiors instead of by
the number of delegates, thus oyerpow-
efing the English who, nevertheless, rep
resented more than double the number
OF workers against the whole of the
CONTINGENT: English delegates spoke
strongly against the ut6pIaff Schemes Of
me continentals, claiming that they were
trades unions, pure and simple, and UNI
willing to mix politics with their trades
Unions. The next congress was appointed
10 be held In Zurich, in 1902.
Master Butcher Hoffman in Koenitz
who was put on trial for the murder of
The boy Ernest Winter, has been ac-
quilted.
The universities prize athletic CON