The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-06-27
KEEP YOUR BLOOD CLEAN

anxiousl ylook. Minister Conger is still
silent, and the latest advices have shown
that little reliance can be placed on the
dispat tches rtom Shanghai saying that the
ministers and legations at Pel1in were
safe. For this reason the orders to Gen
Chaffee to proceed to PelSin took on an
added meaning.
Gen. Chaffee was in conference with the
war department authorities much Of the
day and in the afternoon spent nearly an
hour with Secretary Hay going over those
phases of the Chinese situation in which
diplomacy will have to be mingled with
military action.
Secretary Long received nothing dur ng
the day beyond the early dispatch from
Admiral Kempff stating that the COM
bined forces had entered Tien Tsin and
that the Seymour expedition was report
ed ten miles from Tien Tsn surrounded.
/ This cleared up one situation, only to
present another which may prove even
more grave. The casualty list ON the first
engagement was awaited anxiously and
| arrangements We're made by the officials
to have relays through the night in or
der that this list might be handled with
the greatest dispatch and be given to the
publ cat the first opportunity
! The navy department today received a
telegram from a number Of the officers
assigne to the Wisconsin, now under con-
struction, asking to be assigned to active
ssrvice in Chinese waters. The officers
signing the dispatch We're Capt. Reiter,
Lieut.. Commanders Milton and Mayo.
Lieuts. McElroy, Ackerman and VOgelge-
sang and Ensign Cronah.
The department today accepted the SER
vices of an officer on the retired list, un-
der authority conferrd by a recent act OF
congress. The officer is Lieut.. j. G.
Townley, retired. who is ordered to sail
July 10. 1t is expected that many other
retired officers will be called back to ac-
tive service if the emergency becomes
pressing.
LONDON, JUNE 27-7S:l5 A. MA fresh
phase of the ebuliyion in China is tht
probability of immediate outbreaks in th'
great southern provincial centers. The
populace there is daily assuming a mor'
hostile attitude towards foreigners; anC
the latter perceive symptoms of a gen
eral rising, especially at Marking, where
according to a dispatch to the Daily Eek
ress, dated yesterday, Kang WI, one o
the most truculent enemies of forign
ers has arrived by way of the gran'
canal armed with full powers from tn
empress to deal with the southern prov
inces The friendly attitude of vicero!
Liu Yih toward foreigners has brough
him into disgrarce with Prince Tuan
president of the Tsun Ii Yamen.
The unrest at Canton is described b!
a dispatch from that city to the Dali!
Telegraph dated Monday va Hong Kong
yesterday; at is feared that we are ol
the eve of a scene of bloodshed and an
archy in the two Quangs only parallele
during the Tai-Ping rebellion. The sign
of a murderous uprising are so nantes
that wealthy Chinese are hurrying from
Canton and vicinity, taking their wives
famles and valuab,es."
Lii Hung Chang has again been per
emptorily ordered to Pekin. His enem e
declare that thy will murder him befor
he can reach there. HIS presence alon
restrains the revolutionary e ements here
His departure will let Ioos the blacl
flies and1'red rdles. Knowing this, Ii