The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-27

A4O4NL'ON' July Ef'-1ne shanghai cor
respondent of the Daily Telegraph, tel
egraphing yesterday. says:
LII Hung Chang now states that some
members of the legations have already
left Pekin, and may be expected shortly.
lie is becoming angry at the skepticism
Of the consuls
The impression is gaining ground here
that the ministers of the powers to whom
China has applied for mediation NAV still
be alive The representatives of France
Japan, Russia and the United States have
visited Ii Hung Chang, but the others
still keep aloof
The Americans here are indignant over
the fact that United States Consul Good
now has entered into relations with Earl
Ii, but Mr.. Goodnow defends his action
on the ground that he is following the Ia
structions of his government.
Trade in Shanghai is so paralyzed that
the customs revenue will not suffice to
secure the payment of the next Install
ment of the foreign loan Meanwhile ac-
tive preparations in the Yang Use region
for war are in progress-not for war
against the rebels, but against the for
eign powers. Junk loads of Chinese sol
diers and Boxers. disguised as coolies. arc
arriving here daily. The arsenal Is full
of arms, and supplies are constantly COM
Ing in. The Nankin and Wu Chang gar
risons are being constantly reinforced.
and the viceroys admit that they cannot
much longer Withstand the pressure
brought to bear by Sheng and Ii Hung
Chang upon them to Join forces with
Prince Tuan. 1t is hoped that the arrival
of Admiral Seymour here may stiffen the
backs of the foreign viceroys and restore
the security of the port.
The two English missionary ladies'
Miss Whitchurch and Miss seareli(?) have
been murdered at Hsia OF. in the nrov-
inee of Shan ST. Massacres are also re-
ported from Tao Yam and Pao Ting Flu
TREACHERY SUSPECTED.
WASHINGTON, July 2s-There were
no developments today to warrant the
| assumption that there will be the slight
est Improvement in the Chinese situation.
Indeed, the general tenor Of the news as
1t found light was to add to the steadily
growing doubt as to the good faith of
the Chinese government as manifested
in it's acts.
ity by the navy department today, made
the direct statement that the imperial
authorities were in sympathy with the
Boxers, though, he added. that the gov
ernment was afterward paralyzed and in
capable of controlling the situation.
This was the first official declaration
to reach our government contradictory
to the Chinese representations that the
imperial government had steadifastly
and from the first opposed the Boxer
movement, and our government is bound
to accept the word of it's own officer un-
til that Is overcome by irrefutable evi-
! dence.
Then the exchanges that are in con-
slant progress between the powers are
tending more and more to cast suspicion
upon the genuineness Of the many com
munications that have come from Pekin
through Chinese governmental sources.
AMERICA MAY TURN.
If it should be finally established that
there has been an attempt on their part
to practice gigantic fraud upon the world
the fact may call for a change of atti-
tude on the part of the United States
not affect the military policy already
under way, but merely the technical re-
lations between the two governments,
which probably would closely approxi-
mate Of step of formal war.
The navy department today contributed
a brief news item in the shape of vim
dication by Admiral Remey Of the United
States marines from the general charge
Of Iooting at Tien Tsin. The admiral
had a good deal more than this to re-
port to the navy department, but the off,
ciaIs did not regard the rest of his re-
port as proper for publication just now
Gen. Miles and Gen. Burlington were
again in consultation, though separately,
with Secretary Root today. and the sup
position is that the Chinese campaign
was under consideration.
DISTRESSING DELAY,
IT is said tonight that the cablegram
received by the navy department today
from Admiral Remey contained no state-
ment as to when the forward movement
of the allied armies on Pekin was to be
made. In a measure this was a disap-
pointnent to the officials, who dread de-
Law in a united advance for the relief OF
tbe Iegationers. Admiral Remey has just
been on a visit to Tien Tsin, where ne
went to make an examination into the
conditions existing there, and, presum-
ably. to gather what information ne
could as to the future intentions Of the
allies. For this reason it was expected
that he would be able to give some indl-
cation of the probable time the forward
movement ON Pekin would begin
TRIADs CAUSING ALARM.
HONG KONG, July 26.-The signs of
menacing activity on the part Of the Sc
cret society known as the "Triads' are
causing alarm The Boxers are believed
to be an offshoot of the Triads, whose
ranifcations are widespread throughout
the southern provinces of China. The
organization is distinctly anti-foreign
and anti-Manchu, and numbers of Canton
troops are enrolled in It's ranks.
report is current in Canton that the
Triads are preparing for a night attack,
and that the first sign will be the abb
sconding of native servants. The great
est apprehension prevails, although at
present Canton is quiet.
Many Triads have been arrested in
Hong Kong during the last few months.
A Chinaman, who was arrested on July