The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-06-28

Minister Wus dispatch was om.nous-
ly silent on that point, and though the
which the ministers left Pekin.
officials to learn the conditions under
international exchange.
The keenst interest is shown by the
minister himself maintains almost OBJ
stinately his confidence IN the nonex-
istence of a state of war, 1t is generally
admitted that it will be difficult 10 ac-
cept his conclusion If 1t shall transpire
that the Pekin government itself has
sent the ministers away with their
passports, or what may come to the
same thing, with a guard as safe
conduct. At the state apartment it IS
said that if it shall be explained that
the imperial government did this, not
with a purpose of rupturing diplomatic
relations, but simply to insure the SAT-
ETY. of the ministers, which they We're
unable to guarantee as long as thy re-
mained in Pekin, TIM thr is still ground
for an understanding.
1t is, however, pointed out that in
such case the self-confessed inability
of the imperial government to main
tain peace and order ait the capital
would amount to an admission of its
utter failure as a government and
would leave China in worse state
than actual war. In either event, il
now appears to the satisfaction of the
officials that there has been absolute
justification for such intervention as
we have offered in China.
Notice has come to the officials that
the cable companies have again re-op-
ened communication with Taku and
Che Foo. This arrangement has been
made by means of the Russian tele-
graphic system conecting with the ST.
brian railroad systm. An European
agent has managed to reopen the lines,
though the means of communication
between Che Foo and Taku and Tien
Tsin are tortuous and prelarious
The war department officials still
insist that no orders have gone for
ward to snd troops to China than the
Ninth regiment, now on its way from
Manila. and the Sixth regiment, which
will sail from San Francisco next Sun
day for Nagasaki and Perhaps Taku.
ST. LOUIS, JUNE 27.-Except for the
boycott and 800 extra polcement on duty,
but little remains to tel of the great
strike on the St Louis Transit Com
panys system inaugurated May s. Cars
are in operation on all the lin with
/ out hndrance and are well patronized,
except on those running north and south.
/ Many thousand persons because Of the
boycott and through sympathy for the
strikers patroniZe wagons and busses
managed by eX-street railway employees.
| This IS especially true in the north and
south sections of the city
Today the remainder of the porce Of
Sheriff Hohlman's posse comitatus, about
600 men was mustered out of service for
deciding they were no LANCER needed. 1t
was at first intended that all but LOCO
men should be discharged, half Of which
would be retained for active service, the
whole number to be called on for duty
July 4, to suppress any trouble that might
occur then
President Edward Whitaker, of the st,
Louis Transit company, states that he
knows nothing OF a report that three dis
interested citizens had submitted to an
officer OF the company a proposed plan Of
settlement of the street car strike and
that the committee had been told to 60 to
the strikers and first get their approval
At the strikers headquarters no prop
osition looking to a possible strike set
tlement has been presented.