The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-08-01

plaCeO IN teleBfdpnlc communication Win
their governments will obtain. / am a
great friend Of Sir Robert Hart and
knew he was still alive, but l wanted TO
convince his friends In this country and
tried hard to get a cipher telegram from
him. At last Sheng told me the lega-
tions were surrounded and It was impos
sibe to get in or out without permission
from the throne. 1 have applied to the
throne and hope to get permission in a
few days. Consequently you may soon
hope TO hear direct from the ministers.
'Tt must be borne in mind that, be-
side the baoxers, there is a large force
OF irregular troops in Pekin neither reg
ulars nor rebels, but very dangerous TO
the imperial government. J would ad-
wise the allied forces not TO rrO. ed with
out pour parlers with certhln hgn oii-
cials who are acquainted with things.
II see talk Of vengeance upon the Chi
nese If you could secure those who are
actually responsible for the boxer move
ment, would say nothing; but is It pos
sible for the allies to make the selection?
"Ll Hung Chang's statement that the
lives of the ministers would be endan-
gered by such an advance is not a piece
of diplomacy but a serious prediction of
the consequences Of such an action. Gen.
Tung Fuh Slang is known to be anti-for-
eigr I'm his sentiments but we cannot dis
pense with his services. and, having 4
largo number Of soldiers under him. ne
might order a European massacre, which
the emperor and empress would be un-
able to prevent.
Nv nj, fl- m oHt ba al
not to do any act Of vengeance, hut TO
restore peace and to secure guarantees
for the future. This can be best done by
cooperating with III Hung Chang. II
you push on to Pekin I believe you win
provoke a general rising throughout the
empire the result of which VIII be the
destruction If tie lives and property Of
foreigners everywhere
Berlin, JUL 31.-The Chinese situation
has rather fallen into the background in
consequence of the death of King Hum
bert and the Duke of Sake Coburg and
Gotha; and the papers are filled with
matter regarding the deceased. The alb
sence of Emperor William retards the
making Of prompt arrangements for por-
ticipation in the funerals.
A representative of the Lokal Anzeiger
interviewed Count Won Buelow, minis
ter Of foreign affairs on board the impa-
rial yacht Hohenzollern today and was
assured by the minister that the kaiser
was deeply touched by King Humbert's
death but did not anticipate any change
in Italio-German relations.
Emperor Williams dispatch of condo
lence was answered in the most cordial
terms by Queen Margherlta, and the Ho-
henzollern flew an italian flag at half
mast. The Berlin court has been or
dered to go into mourning for three
weeks. A delegation of the Bockenhelm
hussars of which regiment King Hum
bert was chief, will go to Rome and the
entire regiment will wear crepe.
The press still comments upon the Sit
uation, and the Germania ultramontane)
expresses the hope that the Italian dyn-
asty will now make peace with the pa
pacy, ''inasmuch as anarchism is best
fought by religion"
The police have ascertaned that King
Humbert's assassin stayed for several
years at Mannheim as a padrone for Ital-
ian plaster bust men.
IOND ~, AUGUST ii a. ma sem
sauoral Shanghai correspondent still
hints that the Chinese are Juggling with
dates, but in face of the constantly ac.
cmnu!atins evidence that the ministers
weoH safe on July % and despite ths
omission from all the dispatches of anx-
!cusly desired information regarding the
real situation political and otherwise, t
Fekin. there ere very few in London who
L., lrI ha Il
reliable.
The allies row confront a most diff
cul. and daneoIous problem without
doIht the u:n,s ers are held by the Ch.,
nese as hostages; and the outcome Of
the advance on Pekin, which, in all pjro
ability, has already begun, will be await-
cd with intense anxiety.
Todays dispatches show that the allies
notably the Japanese, have been pushing
their preparations with feverish haste,
organizing n service Of pack cars trains
and junks. 1t is reported from Berlin tha
Lieutenant General Won Lessel, COM
the German forces i'm China,
whom Emperor William mas just promot-
ed to the rank of general commanding
the army corps, has been selected as COM
mander in chief of the allied forces.
The Chinese are strongly entrenched at
Wong sun, from which position, howver,
1t Is believed they can be elected with
cut great difficulty. The danger is that
If defeated there, the Chinese will retire
on Pekin and put the remainder Of the
Europeans TO death
1t is also possible that the advance Of
the allies will be the signal for the Chi
nese authorities to compel all the for
eigners TO quit the capital, in which event
they might become the prey of the Box
ers.