The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-29
ENCOUNTER EXPECTED BETWEEN
ALLIES AND CHINESE TROOPS
IN VICINITY OF PEKIN
ALLIES MAY HEED MORE HELP
ARMY OPPOSING THEM HAS BEEN
DRILLED BY THE BEST OF EU-
ROPEAN INSTRUCTORS
PEKIN ADVICEs ARE MEAGER
Communication Is of the Worst
Reported That Foreign COM
manders Are Undecided on
Course to Pursue.

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NEW YORK, Aug. 2S.-A dispatch to
the Tribune from London says: The
news of an attack on the Chinese force
assembling at Namyen, outside Pekin,
is anxiously awaited, according to a Jap
anese telegram from Taku. A combined
detachment of Russian and japanese
cavalry was to have encountered this
hostile body on last Saturday The Jap
anese are more successful than the rest
of the, combined contingent in getting
through runners, probably because of
their superior knowledge of the Chinese
character and language, but even Gen.
Yamaguchi's message, published at To-
kio yesterday, was dispatched from Pc
kin as long ago as Aug. 49, The Jap
anese generals telegram gives no hope
of the capture of the imperial family
and, indeed, it would seem that this cav
airy force abandoned the chase on reach
ing the village of Mansan, where its
commander learned that the empress ana
the emperor, under Gen. Mas escort,
had started for the west
The approach of nine thousand of the
Shan-Tung troops, WIN nfteen guns TO
attack the line of communication in the
rear of Pelin, emphasizes the necessity
of further reinforcements. These Shan
Tung men are among the best of the
European drilled soldiers in the Chinese
service, and have been carefully trained
and organized under foreign instructors
by the former governor, Yuan-Shih Kai.
They are armed with German Mausers
and Krupp long range guns.
With Peldn and it's rabble to pacify
and with these enemies to deal with out
side, the allied commanders have none
too many troops at their disposal Pc
kin, moreover, is not a self-supporting
town. 1t has always to be fed by con-
voys of rice from the south, and if these
are stopped it is urgently necessary that
no time should be lost in clearing the
line and getting up supplies from the
coast.
The situation in the southern provinces
is much complicated by the existence Of
undoubted revolutionary as well as anti
foreign movements. The 10 men execut-
ed by a viceroy are alleged to have be-
longed to the reform party, which cher
ished the intention Of rising against the
provincial authorities and ultimately
overthrowing the Manchu government
and restoring Emperor Kwang-Su to
power. This movement is said to be
widespread through the YangTse region
and to be encouraged by the agents of
Kang- -Yu-Wei's league, which is largely
financed by reforming Chinese in
Singapore India, America and Australia
It is hslieved also to be working in
close association with the famous Kola-
houaui, and other secret societies.
In fact southern China is in a dis
turbed and restless condition, and fur
ther important developments are ex-
pected
Copyright. 1900, by the Associated Press.
PEKlN, Aug. 21 (via Tal1u, Aug. 20
Three Russian, two Japanese, one Brit
ish, and one American battalion searched
the imperial palace, south of the city
and about FIVE miles out, for Boxers.
No armed bands were found but only a
Chinese scout, who was killed The Jap
anese are in possession of the imperial
summer palace today. The winter pal
ace here IS still closely guarded. The
Russians wish to destroy it. A south
ward movement began today and will
continue, but several detachments will
remain to protect conveys.
LONDON, Aug. %, $40 a. m.-That the
grams from the Chinese capital still con-
tinues is fully illustrated by the latest
dispatch from Pekin. That Of a corre-
spondent of the Associated Press describ-
ing the search for Boxers in the i'm
perial park, is dated no later than Aug.
q. There is no confirmation from any
source of the report of an advance
northward from Pekin. On the contrary
a movement southwark to clear the coun-
try and to establish free communication
with Taku is apparently in progress
The powers, as late as Aug q, were
still unable to agree as to how to deal
with Pekin itself, the Japanese and Rus
SLAMS being at variance as to whether the
imperial palaces should be destroyed
Nor is there any further news of the
alleged detention of Lii Hung Chang by
the admirals.
The proba bilities increase that all the
members of the imperial household have
gotten safely to the interior.
A Reuter- dispatch, dated Pekin, Aug
II, and sent by post to Shanghai, de-
scribes scenes of appalling desolation
and wanton destruction in legation
street. All the houses of foreigners were
riddled with shells burned or blown UP.
An attempt was made to mine the Amer
ican legation. A shaft was sunk from
the top of the wall fifteen feet deep and
was then continued as tunnel with
6udIp SlOp6 III tue QlTS'sllO1 OIL the lCRa-
tion. Apparently the Chinese did not
have time to finish it.
The Siecle's report of a defeat suffered
by the allies is discreGited
The Chinese legation in St Petersburg
has news that peace negotiations have al
ready begun.
The Pekin correspondent OF the Daily
News in a dispatch dated Aug. Il, as
serts that thousands of incidents go to
show that the Boxes were approved by
the imperial officials in their tndescrtba
BILE ferocty.
A special dispatch from Shanghai saws
the Chinese officials there have Informed
the foreign consuls that the emperor
dowager empress and Prince TuAn have
arrived In the nelghborhood OF Tai-Yuan-
Flu. Tai-Yuan is the capital of the
province OF Shan-Si, adjoining the prov
ince of Chi Ii and is 24O miles southwest
of PeIlin.
Copyright. 1900 by the Associated Press
TIEN TSIN, Aug. "a. via Taku, Aug. 81.
Officers who have arrived here from
Pekin report that Gen. Chaffee IS max
ing all the necessary prepare tions to
maintain 15.0GO men through the winter
Fifteen of the American wounded, includ-
ing the marines wounded during the