The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-27
Famine May Endanger Their Line of Com
munication to the
Coast
Washington Authorities Deny That Russia,
Germany and Japan or Any of Them,
Have Declared War.

LONDON, Aug. q, 4 a. m.-The latest
news from Pekin indicates that the situa-
ton there is unchanged. The imperial
oity IS still invested, but has not yet
been occupied The allies, when the las
message left were still refraiuing from
aggressive action, pending instruction.
from their governments
An attack from 5000 Eoxers was an
tdcipated, and to meet this the whole
American force and the British artillery
according to a dispatch to the Morning
Post from Pekin, dated Aug. Is, werc
moved to the outer city wall
The Boxers were reported ming from
the South
LINES SAFE AT TIEN TSIN.
Gen. Dorward, in his report of the en-
gagement outside Tien Tsin, Aug. 10,
when the American, British and Janan-
ese signally defeated a large force of
Boxers, killing over 300, says in a dis
patch, dated Aug. Is:
THE lines of communication near Tien
Tsin are now free from danger. The
enemy had been treating the villagers
bad. Several decapitated bodies were
found near their camp. Tie villagers
are now floclling toward Tien Tsin at
the rate of about a THOUSAND ay AS
there is not more than a months food
supply there is a prospect Of a famine
shortly
FAMINE ADDS TO HARDSHIP.
This announcement that famine is i'm
minent in consequence of a shortage Of
provisions at Tien Tsin adds to The diff
fcultes of the situation.
A Shanghai dispatch states that the
reported capture of Emperor kwang Su
by the Japanese was an error. 1t was
a case of mistaken identity.
EMPRESS IS SAFE.
The Pekin correspondent of the Daily
Telegraph wiring Aug. 19 reasserts that
the empress dowager fed westward, and
adds:
She has a bodyguard Of $500, and as
the mountainous character of the coun~
try would prevent artillery following. it
is believed that she will not be pur-
sued"
This correspondent reports everything
quiet on the date of his dispatch, but a
telegram to the same paper from lien
Tsin, dated Aug. "a, asserts that 1000
Russians, Germans and Japanese had
pushed forward from Pekin, with the in
tention, it was assumed, of pursuing the
fleeing empress dowager.
At a conference of ministers and gen.
erals held at Tallu Friday it was decided.
according to the Daily Telegraph, to re
fer the fate of the forbidden city to Eu-
rope.
SOME REPLIES RECEIVED.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.-It was stat
ed tonight that several struggling re-
plies" had been received by the United
States to the notes addressed to our am
bassadors and ministers abroad on the
Chinese question for their guidance in
obtaining the views &c the governments
to which they are accredited, on the set
Element of the Chinese problem, but Of
ficials decline absolutely to indicate the
nature of the representations made.
Acting Secretary of State Adee was at
the White House for a short time to-
night in conference with the president.
He announced later that there were no
dispatches from our representatives in
China to make public, and no prospect
for any tonight.
OCCUPIED BY RUSSIANS.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 26.-Gen. Gro
dekoff, commander of the Amur govern
ment, reports that under date of Aug.
"a that Kan Nj and Tieha Tschan have
been occupied by the Russians. The
Chinese sent an emissary to Gen. Renns-
kamp proposing a suspension of opera
tions, but the Russian general replied
that he was unable to cease hostilities.