The age-herald., 1900-07-19
Germany and Russia Do Not Con- sent to Japanese Commander.
FIRST BOXER PROCLAMATION
It Declares Kwan, the War God, Desires the Blood of Foreigners and Threatens Ten Plaques as
 Punishment

London, July 19, 4 A. M.-While evidence accumulates daily that China has long been preparing formidable military or ganization in anticipation of the present conflict, and that the area of rebellion is continually extending, harmony among the allies, which is necessary to meet such grave situation, Is still deplorably lack ing. The Russians have refused Admiral Seymours request to hand over the re- stored Tien Tsin Railway to the English Company and it is rumored that Germany purposes taking a serious independent step namely: To patrol the Kang-tse-K1- ang with German men-of-war. Such a step would be greatly resented by Eng land.
 Still more alarming news has been con- veyed to the Daily Express from Tokio to the effect that the apparent reluctance of Germany and Russia to consent to Ja- panese commander for the army corps had led the Japanese government to delay the forwarding of the division already mobil- ized.
 says:
 Tt is useless any longer to hide from ourselves the fact that China has declared war Ou CitluLdllOu dllu Has plunged Into the conflict with rabid frenzy. It is equally futile to discuss whether hostilities are being waged by the Chinese government, inasmuch as it is evident that an admnis- tration of some kind exists and is directing the anti-foreign movement Unless unmis- takable evidence exculpating the Pekin government is promptly forthcoming, the powers should treat China as a belligerent state and act accordingly"
 A similar line of comment is taken by the other morning p apers.
 Gernany's Iourse Appiauded
 All applaud the course of Count von Bue- low, German Foreign Secretary, in stopping cipher telegrams from tht Chinese Lega- tion in Berlin, and all urge the powers to follow Germanys example.
 The Russian General Staff denies the re- port that the Chinese have captured Bla- govetschensk, capital of the Province of Amur, and it is reported from the Irkusk that the Russians have taken Aigun.
 A special dispatch from Tien Tsin dis tributes the number of those killed at the capture of the antive city, as follows:
 Russians, 100; Japanese, 57; British 40: and Americans, 37.
 The correspondent who sends this as- serts that thousands of Chinese were killed and that the fighting was still going on when this message was sent, in various parts of Tien Tsin.
 With reference to the rumors that Eu- ropeans were working the guns at Tien Tsin, the Standard learns that eight Rus sian military instructors forciby detained by the Chinese were compelled to work the guns. One escaped and reached the Rus sian lines with his hands bound
 A special correspondent of the Daily Ex- at Tien TSin st ha work and perfect equipment of the Jap anese with the inadequate supplies of the British, German and American contingents which are terribly lacking in the most ob- vlous necessaries.'
 First Boxer Proclamation
 The first Boxer proclamation has made its appearance in Shanghai. It declares that Kwan, the war god, desires the blood or foreigners, and threatens ten plaques if the Boxer tenets are not followed and spread The governors of the provinces of Hu Nan, Hu Pi and Ho Nan have now openly joined Prince Yuan, and are march, ing overland with their armies to Pekin.
 A German relief column sent into the interior of the province of Sang Tung to endeavor to rescue party of thirty mis- ,sionaries German, American and English has returned without having obtained any tidings of their whereabouts and it Is feared that all have been slain.
 A special commission is sitting in St. Petersburg daily to arrange for the dis patch of troops to the Far East.
 It is announced from Shanghai that General Maine has been killed, but there is no confirmation of the rumor from Tien Tsin. z
 The consuls at Shanghai have agreed to regard the Viceroy of Nankn as the chief authority, so far as the collection of reve- nue is concerned. When the viceroy as informed of this attitude he appointed MT. Taylor, statistical secretry of customs. to be inspector of customs ad interim in suc- cession of Sir Robert Hart.