The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-04
CHINA PRACTICALLY
DECLARES WAR
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| bic for the outrages. 1t looks suspicious
| since events now show the Chinese
| provincial authorities have all along been
| in telegraphic communication with Pek-
ing, receiving instructions from there,
| and sending false news abroad"
FRANCE WANTS NO LAND.
PARIS. July g. 5:45 p. MN the CHAM
Der Of deputies today NJ. Sembat, So
cialist. asked for explanations regarding
| the credits for operations IN China. He
| took gloomy view of the outlook. say
| ing he thought troubles might arise out
! Of the quarrels between the powers re-
| garding their respective spheres of In
| fiuenee. The attitude of France. he
| claimed, ought not to be the covetous
| attitude of certain powers whose aim
| was the dismemberment of China. When
| the Frenchmen were rescued and peace
| re-established, France, in his opinion,
| ought to unite with those powers who
| wished to respect Chinese nationality.
| His party thought it better to relinquish
railroad which displeased the Chinese
| than to risk putting the far east to fire
| and blood.
| NJ Delcasse, minister OF foreign af-
| fairs, replied that France had no desire
| to make war on China, but could not
| shrink from the duty OF protecting her
| citizens and obtaining for them the same
| guarantee as offered to those who visited
| France.
| ADMIRAL KEMPFF DEFENDED.
LONDON, July 3.-While the general
| British comment severely criticises
| Americas non-participation in the bonn
| bardment of the Taku forts, several of
the London papers are beginning TO find
| out that Rear Admiral Kempff had better
! foresight than was possessed by the
| allied chancellors Of Europe. when he pre-
| tested against the attack upon the Taku
| forts on the ground that it would throw
| the Chinese government into the arms OF
| the Boxers, and make all the other ma
| lions technically at war with China.
| The inadvisabiIity of attacking Taku
| when the international forces were mani
| testify insufficient even to guard the lega-
| tons and the Europeans in the interior
| from retaliation is now generally accept
| ed.
From the far East there is practically
no additional news. Rumors are current
| in Paris that the embassy has received
| notification of the massacre of the French
| minister at Pekin but there is no con-
| firmation of the report.
| Shanghai reports that the forces at
Tien Tsin are suffering from lack OF
| good drinking water, owing to the Pei
| Ho river being choked with the corpses
1
| bardment.
| According to the same dispatch the in
| teInational troops, so far from DelnS
| strong enough to advance towards
| Peking are not sufficiently numerous to
| attack the Chinese still surrounding Tfen
! Tsin and keeping up a desultory fire on
| the place Thousands of Chinese are said
| to be arriving from Lutai, and to be des-
| peratey attempting to reoccupy the
| bridge leading to Taku.
| AMERICAN DEAD IN CHINA.
| WASHINGTON, July 3.-While doubt
| existed at first as to the extent Of the
causalties reported by Admiral Kempff
| last evening, via Chefoo, the navy de-
| partment has finally accepted his cable
| gram as showing that the casualties were
| ten killed and thirty-seven wounded
among the American landing forces OF
| the ten killed four had been previously
reported, namely, Boatswains Mate
| Thomas, Gunner's Mate Benson, Apprent-
| ice Broman and LandSman SeYerson, all
| with McCallas detachment accompany
ing Admiral Seymours column. The
| other six deaths were among the marines
! attached to Maj. Walters command, and
| occurred during the attack upon Tien
| Tsin and the march thereto. The history
| of the latter as shown by the records
| here was as follows: Corporal James f.
| FranCiS Lanigan, aged thin ty-tWO, en.ls {
| at Brooklyn, Aug. &c, 1898; next of kin,
| Mrs. Arthur Noble, 1922 Rochester avenue,
| Boston. Private James X. Miller. aged
twenty-eight, enlisted at Philadelphia.
Dec IA 1898; next of kin, Mrs. Margaret
Miller, Gil Light street Baltimore. Priv
ate John Hunter, aged twenty-five, en-
listed at League Island, Pa, June a,
1886; next of kin not given Private Ed
ward T. Provensa1 aged Twenty-Five en-
listed at Boston, May 4, 1884, next of kin
Isadore Provensal, of Windsor Mis- Can.
Private w. II. Nichols, aged twenty-four,
enlisted at Mare Island, Cal, Nov. Is 1888;
next of kin, William II. Nichols, Fulsom,
Cal Private Martin H. Morris, aged
twenty-one, enlist ed at New York Nov.
16, 1885, next of kin. Mrs. e. MorYis,West-
bury, l.. l., New York
FRESH RUMORs OF MURDER.
LONDON, July "a special from
| Shanghai says Chinese reports are current
! that two other foreign ministers were
murdered the same day as Baron Won
| Ketteier
From the same sources it is declared
that the Mission hospital at Moukden has
/ been destroyed by fire and that the native
Christians have been massacred. 1t A.
| further asserted that the foreigners fled
to New Chang.
ANARCHY IN PEKING
WASHINGTON. July 3-Secretary Hay
has received cablegrams from Consul
Goodnow, at Shanghai. dated today. and
! United States Consul McWade at Canton.
The one from Goodnow is as follows:
! "Cn the 9th ther@ were two legations
standing. The emperor and empress are
! prisoners in the palace. CITY gates are
closed. Prince Tuan and his force of
! Boxers are in control Of the city Com
plete reign of anarchy in streets.