The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-15

news which takes the advance upon Pc
kin farther than Ho 81 WI, comes from
Paris. The London morning papers con-
tain nothing to confirm the French re-
port that the allies are within sixteen
miles of Pekin, although Chez Foo dis
patch Is printed, saying that they were
within twenty-seven miles OF the goal
on Saturday.
Confirming the report of the arrival
of the allied forces at Ho ST Wu. the
Daily Mail correspondent adds: THE
Chinese offered little real opposition The
arrival Of the allies frustrated determ-
ined attempt to divert the course Of the
river. The heat is intense, but the
health Of the troops is good"
A st. Petersburg special says:
''The latest news from Gen. Linevitch,
commanding the Russian troops in the
province of Pc Chi Ii, is that the allies,
after the capture of Yang Tsun, took
one days rest and then on Aug z, a van
guard was formed consisting of one ST.
bertan regiment, one regiment Of Bothnia
Cossacks, three batallions of Japanese
infantry, one Japanese sapper company,
and an American mouted battery.
In spite of the condition Of the road,
this column proceeded by forced marches,
about eleven and half versts toward
Pel1in, encountering at Nan Tuan, about
nine miles from the capital, a Chinese
detachment, which fought for an hour
and a half. Finally the Chinese threw
down their arms and fed in panic.
When this news was sent back all the
oil far RI ri IN
with the Cossacks in front and on the
fanks."
A Port Arthur special announces that
women and children have been officially
notified to leave that place.
The Chinese minister in London, Sir
Chich Chen Lo Fung Luh, is quoted as
saying that he hoped and believed that
peace would be established between China
and the powers within the next six weeks.
Yesterday he transmitted to the British
foreign Office another message from the
British minister in Pelxin Sir Claude Mi-
Donald, the contents Of which the officers
have thus far refused to make public.
The Berlin correspondent of the Daily
Chronicle says that the German govern
ment has ordered two cruisers TO Shang-
hal, that another is on the way and a
fourth will be sent.
The correspondent remarks that Ger
many seems determined that England
shall not have a free hand in that To-
i, cality.
The Standard, after expressing the
opinion that there is increasing ground
for hope that the ministers will be res
cued by the arrival Of the allies a.
Pekin tomorrow (Thursday) If the ini
tial rate is kept on, goes on to deal will
| what will follow the rescue, says that Il
may be taken for granted the policy
adopted by the Washington cabinet rep.
resents the minimum demands of the
combined powers.
CONGER HEARD FROM.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-At the close
of the official day at the state depart
ment, the following official announcement
was bulletlned: "The department of state
announces that message from Minister
Conger has been received, but of uncer-
tain date and not in reply to the tele-
gram sent to him on Aug. 8. 1t will not
be made public. This came at the con-
clusion of period of extreme expectancy,
and yet one devoid Of any actual develop
ments, save in the foregoing meager an
nouncement Minister Conger's message
was received in Washington shortly be-
fore noon, coming first to the Chinese Ie-
cation by the usual route through Chi
nese officials. 1t was in the American
cipher, without date and signed with the
mipisters name 1t was at once trans
mitted to the state department, and con-
ferences began between acting Secretary
Adee and Secretary Root. Throughout
the afternoon, however, the state de-
partment maintained an unaccountable
retcence concerning the subject, declining
to admit that the message was in hand.
The suspense was cleared up at O'Clock
by the above announcement. It was stat
ed authoritively that while the message
was OF confidential character, and for
that reason could and would not be given
out, yet, as a means of allaying possible
misinterpretaton, it could be said that
the dispatch showed neither better con-
dition nor a worse condition on the part
of the legationers at Pekin. It did not In
dicate whether Minister Conger has or
has not received any messages from this