The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-26
KNOWN TO BE GENUINE.

American hospital ship Solace, for the
United States.
KNOWN TO BE GENUINE.
WASHINGTON, July 25.-The follow
ing cablegram has been received at the
navy department:
"Che Foo, July 24.-Navigation Bureau,
Washington Written message signed
Conger, dated July 4, received Tien Tsin
g Been -besieged two weeks, British le-
gatlon; Grave danger general massacre
by Chinese soldiers, who are sheHing le-
without government except by Chinese
army. Determined to massacre all for
eignera in Pekin. Entry of relief forces
into city will probably be hotly cen
| tested. - Thomas"
The message comes from Capt. Charles
M. Thomas. commander Of the Brooklyn.
EIGHTY RUSSIANS KILLED.
YOKOHAMA, Tuesday, July 24.-Tele-
grams from Seoul and Chemulpo, under
the date of yesterday. report from Rus
sian sources that eig hty Russians have
been killed by Chinese at An Tong,
twenty escaping across the Yalu river to
J:ju
According to another account, fifty
Russians who had been defeated by Chi
! nese arrived at Jiju Sunday, en- route
from Port Arthur to Pyong Yang. Rus
sian officials have left Seoul for Pyong
Yang.~
Japanese correspondents accuse the
| Russians of brutal inhumanity in the
fighting at Tien Tsin. The newspapers
here are advocating an understanding
with Russia permitting the dispatch of
japanese troops to Korea in case the
disturbances spread from Manchuria
there.
He SAW EARL Ii.
BRUSSELS, July 25.-The foreign Office
today received the following dispatch:
Shanghai" July 25.-Li Hung Chang
told me the Chinese government was ar
ranging to guarantee retirement of for
eigners in Pellin towards Tien Tsin.
DE Cartier
De Cartier is secretary of the Belgian
legation at Pekin.
TO REPORT TO KAISER.
BERLIN, July 25.-The imperial minis
ter of foreign affairs, Count Won Puelow
has gone to Bremerhaven to report to the
emperor.
The press of Berlin continues to sup
port Count Won Buelow's reply to the Chi
nesc minister, Ii Hui Huan which one
journal points out lis all the more well
come as it denotes complete accord with
the attitude of France and Japan towards
the unknown rulers at Pekin
The National Zeitung says Germany
cannot cons ent to support China until She
has atoned for the murder of Baron Won
Kettler. The Boersen Zeitung says:
At all events, Pekin will learn that the
attempt to detach one or the other of the
powers from the coalition is futile ven
ture.'
The feeling is growing in official circles
that the ministers at Pel1in are alive.
HE GOES TO CHINA.
LONDON, July 25.-Col Samuel S.
Sumner, military attache of the United
States embassy here, will start for China
Monday, July 80, by the way of the Suez
canal.
MORE MISSIONARIES KILLED.
PARIS, July 25-The French consul, at
Shanghai, telegraphs today that five
French missionaries have been killed by
Boxers in the Manchurian district
IN A CRITICAL CONDITION.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 25.-In the
opinion of the Russian general staff the
protective force on the railway between
Barbien and Taiilen was in a critical con-
dition as no definite news Of the situa-
ton had been received. 1t was known
that the workmen had fled to Charben
The detachment, which numbered $500,
was at the end of June at the end of the
line and was threatened by $4,000 Chinese.
AS late as July 18 1t had not been heard
from, and 1t is feared the force has been
annihilated. Gen. Himaroff has been or
dered to proceed to Tien Tsin and then to
place himself at the disposal of the gov
ernor of Port Arthur.