The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-07-14
CONSUL
GOODNOW'
Thinks Minister COnger has
Been Killed.

blegram received at the state departm mt
today from Consul General Goodnow at
Shanghai, announcing the beginning of the
final attack on the legations at Pekln
terribly depressed the officials here All
along they have suspected that the vari-
ous communications received from the
Chinese forces i'm Shanghai, have been
preparing the way for the announcement
of the determination of the foreign min
listers and their wives, children, attaches
dependents and guards. The consul gem
erals message, 1t is understood is but
repetition of the latest press reports from
Shanghai, but the state department has
come TO place a high estimate on Mr..
Goodnow's advices
1t appropriates the fact that he does
not send every piece of unreliable gos-
sin afoat in the sensational news center
at which he is stationed, but uses good
judgment in sitting the probable out
from the other kind of news. Moreover
his advice this time is from the Chinese
governor of the province wherein Shang-
hal is situated, and 1t Is hard TO conceive
of an adequate reason for the falsifica-
tion of the facts by that official in the
direction of this particular report. There
fore, the state department, which has all
along been hopeful of the ultimate rescue
of the ministers at Pekin. has now Joined
European chancellories in the belief that
they have all been killed.
ON TO PEKIN.
WASHINGTON, JULY Bon to Pc
kim" is the policy adopted by our govern
ment. 1t is said that regardless of the
issues raised as to the authenticity or
the late Chinese note, or the accuracy
of its statement of fact, or the question
raised as to the responsibility for the
present situation, our government at
least is determined not to relax It's ef-
forts to reach Pekin, to get in touch with
Conger If he is alive, to take the neces-
sary steps for the protection of American
interests, and in fact, to do all these
things set out in his note to the powers
including a recounting with the person or
persons responsible for the outrageous
events of the past six weeks. Twenty
four hours consideration of the Chinese
note leaves the officials here convinced
that it marks the beginning of a general
effort on the part of the Chinese officials
to relieve themselves from the r sponsi-
bility for the treatment OF the foreign
ministers and the fight at Tien Tsin That
in itself is regardd as a hopeful sign of
the approaching collapse of the boxer
movement and the termination of the
state of insurrection that exists in Pekin
and Shan Tung
Victors do not apologize; hence the ex-
clupatory statement yesterday is believed
TO be pregnant with meaning
The news from Tien Tsin of the un-
satisfactory relations between the allied
forces goes to confirm the war DEPART
ment officials here in their orig nal con-
viction that two or three brigades of Am
erican troops, veterans of the Ind an war
OF the Cuban campaign and of the Phil
ippine jungle hunts, could have achieved
some valuable results by this time had
they been at Tien Tsin.
SPARE NO EXPENSE.
WASHINGTON, JULY l3-The Chinese
minister Mr.. WI, was undertaken to get
through cipher cable message from
Secretary Hay to United States Minister
Conger at Pekin and TO have the answer
brought back If Mr. Conger is alive. The
message was prepared by Secretary HAY
and its contents are unknown save any,
one but him. 1t was sent TO Shanghai
With explicit instructions from Minister
Wu to spare no effort or expense to get
1t into the hands Of Mr.. Conger.
NO WORD FROM EENIEY.
WASHINGTON, JULY 1S-Secretary
Long stated at a late hour tonight that
he had not received a word from Admir-
al Remey, in command of the Asiatlc
station and now in Chinese waite g. The
fact that the admiral has not made anv
report Of the condition said 70 exist in
Pekin and the reported murder Of the
minister the secretary regards as a hone
iul sigh as he incines to the opinion
that had any finality occurred in the can
ital some word or rumor Of Il might have
found its way to Tien Tsin or Taku.
THAT CHINESE EDICT.
WASHINGTON, JULY 13-Nr. Wu the
Chinese minister said that at the time
that he presented to Secretary Hay the
Imperial edict defining Chlna's attitude
in the present cvrisis that a COPY of the
document had been sent to the diplomat
OF China stationed in each Of the coun-
tries whose ministers are in Pckin. Some
surprise is manifested here that the edict
had not been presented by the several
ministers before this time. but this NAV
be due TO delay in deciphering It from
the code into which It was transmitted
SAN FRANCISCO JULY t3.-Consul
General Ho Vow, representing the i'm
perial government Of China IN this city
has sent TO the chamber OF commerce
a communication expressive Of his re-
gret at tthe outbreak in China which
have broken the cordial relations OF the
two peoples.
He says the trouble was especially un-
fortunate coming a this Dat,.cu'ar time
when the future was big With the prom