The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-15
STORIES OF CHINESE CRIME.
Continued From First Page.


Washington: Two japanese transports
arrived today. Landed commander and
marine regiment, stores, field pieces and
ammunition. Report Chinese defeated at
two new positions commanding the river
communicate ton with Tien Tsin.
-"Remey."
The Importance of this cablegram, IN
the opinion of Secretary Long, lies in the
fact that it makes no mention of the re-
ported massacre at Picking, which it
would surely do had the story come to
Admiral Remey's ears.
JAPAN ADDS INFORMATION.
WASHINGTON, July t-The japanese
legation added somewhat to the fund CT
information from Picking, by an official
dispatch from the minister of foreign af-
fairs at Peking, dated the 9Th inst, CIV
ing explanatory details of the conditions
following the murder of Baron Won ket-
teller. The following is the summary Of
the cablegram:
According to a telegram to the min
lister of foreign affairs, the reports
brought by Chinese couriers from Picking
to Tien Tsin appear to confirm the
rumoTs of the destruction of the legation
and the murder of the minister. The
minister, it appears, was shot on the way
and carried into the Tsung Ii Yamen
Upon learning of his death, the German
marines rushed into the 1'sung Lii Yamen
and burned it down 1t further reported
that the foreign reinforcements which
left for Picking on June 10 advanced as
far as Lang Fang, but after terrible suf-
fering, returned to Tien Tsin on the 18th
The allied forces destroyed several arsen-
ais at Tien Tsin, their losses being nearly
300 killed and wounded. From June Il to
I'll, OH nlaPp
but Chinese troops, about 10000 ST. ong,
were said to be advancing on Tien Tsin
from the north.
TO DEFEND TEN TSIN.
ST. PETERSBURG, July IA dis
patch from Khabaravosk, dated Thurs
dav. July u, says an International coun-
Gil of war, held at Tien Tsin, has decided,
for the present, to conf1ne the efforts Of
the allied forces to terrifying Tien Tsin
and establishing safe communications
with Taku forts and arsenals. Tien Tsin,
it is added, is being rearmed with guns of
the highest class.
ANXIOUS RELATIVES.
BELoIT, Wis, July 14.-Henry Smith,
of this city, son of Rev. and Mrs Ar
thur H. Smith, missionaries in China,
has not heard from his parents for two
months. Reports that the missionary So
ciety has received news of their safety
are not correct Mr. and Mrs. Smith are
supposed to be in Peking, if alive.
FAVORABLE TO BOXERS.
WASHINGTON, July a. = Secretary
Hav has received an undated dispatch
from Consul General Goodnow, at Shang-
hal. stating that the governor Of Honan
Fshanf has issued a proclamation ia
vorable in rs terms to the Boxers. Ho-
nan Fshanfi is the province lying immedi-
atelv northeast of Shanghai and between
that city and Picking.
CHINESE REFORM PARTY.
PHOENIX, Ariz., July IA. = Leung
Keough. a Chinaman, who claims to be
an organizer for the Pc Wong Woey, or
Chinese reform party, declares that there
are 100000 members of the society In this
country. Over $20,0O0000, he states, has
been subscribed, and most of the tund
has been sent to China. The original
object of the organization was to save
the empire from Acknowledgement; to de-
nose the empress, and put Kwang Hsu
hack in\power. Since foreigners have in
tervened the aim of the society will now
he TO first turn its strength toward the
emulsion of the powers, and then to the
settlement of international disturbances.
AMERICAN MARINES WELCOMED.
WASHINGTON, July 14.-Secretary
Long has just received a mail report
from Admiral Kempff, dated on the New
ark, at Taku, June s. The admiral de-
tails the condition under which Capt.