The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-07
Russia Has Finally Given Consent and Other
Powers Have Been Willing From
Outset of Trouble
New Horrors Reported From China, While No
Hope Is Held Out for Foreigners
Who Were in Peking.

LONDON, July Z, 2:40 a. m.-The Rus
sian government announces that It Will
give Japan a free hand to apply military
f3rce in China. The terms of this con-
tract are set forth in the subjoined dis
patch from st. Petersburg under date of
July 6. In reply to an inquiry from the
Japanese cabinet regarding the dispatch
Of Japanese troops to China to render aid
10 the foreigners in Psking. the Rus
sian government declared on May IL that
It left the Japanese government full lib
erty OF action in this connection, and the
TOXIC cabinet expressed its readiness TO
get in full agreement with the other pow
ers.
II is in consequence of this, no doubt,
that Japan is preparing to embark 90 QUO
more troops. Political con nsiderations are
thus laid aside, at least by the govern
ments supposed to have the clearest Ideas
respecting China's future
There seems little doubt as to the fate
of the foreigners in Peking.
Baron Hakashina, the new Japanese
minister, who arrived In London on Fri
day, said that ten days would probably be
required for carrying troops 10 China. His
dictated statements contained these SEN
tences:
"If all the conditions Japan has asked
were conceded, see no reason why Japan
should not undertake the task Of sup
pressing the trouble The powers are all
agreed in wishing to put down the reb-
els, but it does not seem that they are
agreed on the means"
From these authoritative utterances it
f, 4.,c- -
conditions, and that the concert of pow
ers is little tangled.
FURTHER HORRORS.
Details of further horrors at Peking are
gathered by correspondents at shang-
hal, from Chinese sources, especially of
tile slaughter in the Chinese and Tartar
city of thousands of native Christians. so
the capital reeks with carnage The ruth
less thirst for blood is spreading over the
northern provinces, and wherever there
are native Christians the scenes enacted
in the capital are reproduced in mlnia-
ture.
From these dispatches come nothing
further about the legation forces except
that they are all dead. 1t is believed that
If the Chinese authorities wished to throw
light on the events in the capital they
could do so, hence the worst reports are
believed.
The action of Prince Tuan, father
Of the heir-elect, is described by
the Daily Mail as sequence
to the grand council of ministers
at which Yung Lu advocated the sup
preston Of the Boxers promptly. The
dowager empress gave her whole sup
port to Yung Lu and scene Of disorder
ensued. Prince Tuan passionateIv inter
vened, backed by Jang Yih They rush
ed from the council, and their partisans
raised the cry, Down with the foreign
ers The effect was electrical The
eunuchs palace officials of all sorts, and
most Of the populace took up the cause
OF Prince Tuan, and his agents imme-
diately put the emperor and the dowager
empress under restraint.
RUSSIANS OVERWHELMED.
The Che Foo correspondent of the Ex
press, telegraphing on Thursday, says
there is no longer any doubt that disas-
ter has overtaken the Russian force of
5000 that left Tien Tsin for Peking on
June H. The Russians had a full field
transports As nothing has been heard
from them for twenty-four days it is as
sumed they have been overwhelmed
Trustworthy news has been received
that the country TO the northeast of Pc
king is covered by the corpses of men
and horses of Western garrisons. Fight
Ing Of desperate character took place
in the immediate vicinity of Tien Tsin
on July 4.
Taku dispatches say that an attack in
great force is expected at any moment.
The Chinese commanders are awaiting
the arrival of more guns and reinforce
ments before making an effort to retake
the city.
A dispatch from Shanghai to the Daily
Telegraph, dated July 5, says the losses
of allies up to June 29 totaIed 600.
TO BEHEAD BOXERS.
According to the Daily Telegraph's coz
respondent in dispatch dated Thursday
United States Consul McWade has great
influence with Ii Hung Chang, and has
persuaded him to Issue a proclamation
containing detailed instructions to pre-
fects, subprefects and magistrates. 1t
orders them to detect, behead and other
wise severely punish Boxers. These Of
ficials, the proclamation says, will be
held responsible for the safety of the
missionaries and native Christians The
governors of two Quoungs Join in this
proclamation. Another proclamation fs-
sued by Ii Hung Chang directs that per-
sons starting any uprising shall be at
once beheaded and that those spreading
false rumors shall be severely punished.
This last phrase in Chinese means
slow strangulation in wooden collar.
Wholesale executions are expected to fol-
low these proclamations
PIRATE BANDS.
Official dispatches from Port Arthur to
the Russian government, bearing date of
July 2, show that the country to the
northward is in state of disturbance.
and that bands are destroying property
Six pirates have been captured by Rus
sian naval vessels at the island of Elong
The Hamburg-American Steamship
company has placed at the disposal Of
Emperor William their steamer Savonia
due at Hong Kong today Saturday. for
use as a hospital ship in Chinese waters.
The emperor has accepted the offer with
warm expressions of thanks
A missionary who has returned To Rer-
hn says that while In China he learned