The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-08-10
CHINA Is RESTLESS
France and England Drnft Chi
neese Soldiers Oriental
News

Vancouver, b. Co. Aug. 9-Tne follow
Ing Chinese and Japanese msG advices
have been received boy tho steamer Em
press OF Japan;
The British Belgian and Mexican gov
ernments have applied TO the japanese
government for the conclusion Of an ag
roement relating TO ok raditlon, and nego-
tiations viii shortly be commenced Un-
der the new treaties Japan win seek 10
control foreign religions Hitherto. the
religion of Christianity has been lett un-
molested,
France Is pressing hsr demands on CHI
ma In the Yang Use valley. Tho French
authorities in Indo-China have conceiv-
ed the idea of converting the Chinamcr
into a soldier and following the example
or the British. they are forming a regi-
ment of celestial tiraillcurs. Whc Il 10 be-
Hevcd. VIII be more efficient soldiers tnap
che Anamites now I'm the French service.
on the surface. Pekn Is quiet, but be.
neath there rs ferment The empires
d0wager stll holds the reins Of office, but
the palace Is veritabe hot Ocd of jeai-
GUS intrigues prnce against minister.
Eunuch against both. and .hs empress
dowager and her favorites against the
| world
The empress dowager has isued an edict
at PekIu, in which several sweeping re-
forms are ordered 90 take place In all the
state departments OF tho empire. Tho
edIct opens IA a perfect tlrtle upon tho
what is stated TO be a perpetual "squeez-
concerning their duty, In order - prevent
what IS stated To bee a perpetual "spueez-
! ing among those who are u churg, 1ns
edict proctds GOO say THAT the directors
OF the Pekn stations and salt depar
ment had teen guilty OF squeezing and
! That la or1e~ 60 remedy these wrongs, IL
would be necessary n the future that tuo
yiceroys OF Tartar, generals and COVER
nors should take notice of the condition
of things which arc deplornble.
The PeSing and Tien Tslu railway tl,o
edlct goes on 10 state has made "A hand
some profit. but there viii be uo turtf IN
construction of railroad lnes uniI Lu-
Han system has been completed, Whel
that is done and Il has besa found 10 D.,
profitable. other lines VIII be laid down.
Tho japan sse press makes cha -ses OF
vice and immortality among tho Buddh 81
priests.
The steamer RuuObk Mary. iA0 ton
gross, formerly belonging TO the Mitsu
: Bussan Kwaisha. sunk in the vicinity o
the Saddle archipelago. at mo mouth O
the Yang Use Kiang. 20 miles from 3hang
. hal OF the crew twelve only, were re
4 cued u IS supposed that there must hav
p b,eu 100 OF l30 passengers on board, o.
! most all of whom We're drowned IN
o steamer wts built in England n Noyem
3 ber lsli
a The zero OF d treaty between Rus 81
n uud s.a mis- published iu Hong Kong
o The treaty xpires Dec next The chls
= r5uaB reads:
l. THH everything relating 20 tr
+ Iur % 90 on of CONNIE Gee and nav ss.lt
i Russ aI rrbIects ln f.1msa3 u~fly
z ana Si.uese subjects u Iuslan tlrstsr
e wiz enjoy honceforth. an tho riga.s an
=. privileges accorded 10 tho subjects q
a other nations Ia Russia or in Siam D.
II treaues that shall bee made lu the M
% ture."
a For cons derlble time the AIanl
. newspapers have been making outspoke
references o. the oon-inued shipment q
a a,ms and ammunition 20 me Filipino
: from Hong Kong. A proclamation ~ n
= governor prohibits such traffic in arm
but stiu goes on fTonk Kong i8 alH
= sending arms Into China at an alarrnin
rate. RevOlvers arc common aru
" among tbe Chinese ruffians Hh0 infs
- One canton river Delta and K0WlO0n ria
terlaud ana VINO uunder British yese
y and murder Brtsh subjects
% News has been received of the murd
N of Nahlng. OF tho Vacuum oil oomDar
Who with "a hatohet smasned in ths hea
OF his master.