The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-22

sTucted forts and redoubts, absolutely
command the navigation of the Amur
river for a distance of twenty versts.
thus preventing Russian troop trans
ports on the only route open, at least
until those Notifications shall have been
taken by the Russians.
Though the Russian censorship is again
most severe regarding kilograms, news
reached here today from ST. Petersburg
that BlagoVeStchepsk had been taken by
the Chinese, who seized large amounts of
money in the Russo-Chinese bank there
REAL. WAR FOR RUSSIA.
All reports agree that the Russian gov
erEment now considers that Russia is
actually at war with China, the shilly-
shally policy hitherto maintained will be
Dropped, that Russia Is now hurriedly
preparing for a serious campaign In
North China. separate from the other
powers, and that Russia will not be able
nor willing under those altered circum-
stances to bear an adequate share in the
Tien Tsm-Pekin campaign
The Russian forces available along the
border and throughout North China are
stated to comprise &c battalions Of the
line, q battalions of reserves, II Cossacks
regiments ard Il batteries, altogether
about $500 men.
The Lloyd line steamer Sachsen, which
has arrived at Genoa, from China, reports
being fired upon by Chinese coast forts
and slightly damaged, while going from
Yokohama homeward
DIR. Mumm Won Schwurzenstein has
gone to China, preliminarily, nominally,
as the German representative for East
Asia, FOR Germany has not vet been Of
1icially informed of the death of Baron
Won l<ettelcr, nor of any change in the
Chinese governments, If there is any DR.
Mumm goes not accredited to the Chinese
government bat empowered TO negotiate
with single CT Joint viceroys or governors
The visiting American engineers have
been greeted pleasantly by the German
press. The speeches at the banquet yes
teroay evening, are commented upon APP
proVingly today. Semi officially, it IL
stated today that the praise accorded
by the American speakers to the German
technical school system here is accepted
with thanks bat this must not lead Ger
many to stand still On the contrary. it
IS added. the system will receive a much
needed addition by the establishment of
series of post graduate technical
courses for master bakers, leather manu-
facturers, brewers millers, blacksmiths
and coppersmiths in various towns.
AMERICAN IMPERIALISM.
The German newspapers have This
week, contained much editorial comment
and news regarding the American pc
Hucal campaign and commerce mainly
complimentary except as regards inn
perialism, the kreuz Zeitung says:
The United States is now in new
era of political activity. and encounters
unsupported great hindrances and diff
culties, which cause the United States
sorrow and anxiety, but which can
neither be removed nor overcome hllr-
rledly. Spread-eagleism is species of
expensive luxury"
The Hamburg longshoremen's strike is
assuming greater proportions The en4
ployers today locked out another 1000
men because of their refusal to work in
place of certain strikers.
The international textile congress this
week proved rather failure, the dis
cord between the English and eQptinental
delegates being freely expressed The
continental delegates forced through a
sociahsuc resolution regarding means of
lettering the condition of the textile
trade by voting by nations instead Of bv
The number of delegates, thus overpow-
erlns the English who, nevertheless, rep
resented more than double the number
OF workers against the whole of the
CONTINGENT English delegates smoke
strongly against the utopfaff schemes Of
the continentals, claiming that thew were
trades unions, pure and simple, and I'M
willing TO mix politics with their trades
Unions The next congress was appointed
10 be held in Zurich, in 1902.
Master Butcher Hoffman in Koenitz
who was put on trial for the murder of
quilted
The universities prize athletic CON