The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-07

dispatch from Pekin, dated yesterday:
reports are that the court party is
collecting inside the city. Consequently
there is increased uneasiness.
the Pektn correspondent of the Times.
telegraphing yesterday. says:
mo train either left or arrived AT Pc
Kin yesterday CTuesday). Further dam
age to railways Is reported The Boxer
movement is spreading unchecked
throughout the province. Not one Boxer
has yet been arrested or punished. Anx-
lety is increasing regarding the fate OF
the missionaries at the various stations
At the meeting of the tsung II yamen
Tuesday the japanese minister oDposed
the offer of the Russian minister IN. da
Glers) 10 give assistance of the Russian
troops In queiling the riots The tsune.
II yaInen denies that the offer was made
Dut Russia did make it, and the Chinese
government is capable of accepting it."
Inc Pekin correspondent of the Times,
In a long mail article, dated April o.
which deals with Observation-Disclosures RI
Valry in the far East, expresses the opin-
Ion that war between the two powers is
inevitable, and that 1t cannot be long
delayed, because of Russia's immense
chinese designs, and the antipathy the
Japanese feel for Russia when they sec
her salherlng the fruits of Japanese VIC
torlous war to the detriment of japan.
BAD NEWS FROM CHINA
WASHINGTON. June 6.-Bad news
continues to come from Minister Conger,
and the American naval force in the
Pei Ho river has been ordered to be re-
| inforced. The minister cabled TODAY that
| the situation was worse at Pekfn. and
| this statement, taken In connection with
Admiral Kempff's alarming cabcgram OF
| yesterday, announcing that an engage
ment had begun, decided the state de-
| partment to strengthen the naval forces
| nearest the scene of trouble. According
| ~, cablegram was sent TO Admiral
| Remey, at Manila, directing him TO dis
patch at once to Admiral Kempns COM
mand the gunboat Helena, or If that
| craft is not at Manila and ready for I'M
| mediate service, then some craft Of cor
| respondingly light draft, and power The
| purpose is TO place at Admiral Kempff 4
disposal an efficient warship capable Of
| ascending the Pei I1o river as far I'D as
| Tien Tsin. The Helena was specially de-
| signed for service in these Chinese rivers,
| and so is likely to prove much mere ef-
| fective than any other of the foreign
warships which can pass the TakI forts
and reach Tien Tsin. She carries n bat
| terry particularly adapted to dealing with
| such half-organized mobs as the Boxers.
Besides her eight four-inch rapid fire
guns, she carries four siX-pounder rapid
| iliCiSg AOut llt-pOuiluti ISplu iItISg Two
| Colts and one three-inch rapid fire field
| gun. She Is commanded by Commander
| Edwin x. Moore, and her complement is
| ten officers and 166 men. In view of the
service ahead of her, It IS expected that
Admiral Remey will add to this one or
| two companies of marines.
1t is gathered from Admiral Kempff s
| advices that the Boxers are about to at
| tack Ticn Tsin, so that the Helena will
| be a particularly welcome addition to tho
| foreign fleet in that part Of China. IL
=, she leaves Manila today she should reach
Taku next Sunday night or Monday
morning.
SAW SEVEN DEAD.
TEN TsIN, June 6-The. Chinese
servant Of a Belgian engineer, who left
Pao Ting Fu two days after the Belgians,
saw five foreign and two Chinese dead
! bodies in the grand canal, one being the
/ boly Of foreign woman. Boxer
| placard threatens the determination Of
the foreigners here on June 10. 1t is re-
ported that the Boxers and Catholic
| Christians fought at Pung Hu, Tuesday,
| the Christians being killed. ii. M. $.
| Rarlleur has arrived and the Terrible IS
! expected.
One hundred and thirty-one German, 50
| French and 45 Italian marines have ar
rived here. The reinforcements render
| Tien Tsin safe.