The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-07-23
ALL
Ministers Were Safe on July Is
Except Won Ketiler

WASHINGTON, JULY H.-Thc Chinese
minister, Wu Ting Fang, communicates
to the secretary Of state this morning
important kilograms The first is from
Sheng, the director OF posts and tele-
graphs in Shanghai, ana says.
Fortunate that Minister Congers reply
has come. Imperial decree or the 22d, this
moon corresponding to July 1S stated
that all ministers were safe lnsurg nts
are fighting and killing each other Ii
Hung Chang in proceeding nothward to
suppress riot will find It difficult to GO"
The second telegram Is from ii Kui VI
viceroy of Nank.ng, dated the 2lst Of
July and received by Minister Wu at 10
O'clock the same day. 1t is as follows:
According to edict of 22d, this moon
Juy 19, with the exception Of the Ger
man minister who was killed by anarch.
lists, with regard to which rigorous meas
nres are being taken to investigate and
punish the guilty parties, all the other
ministers, for whom strenuous efforts are
being made for their protection are for
tunately, unharmed"
one Of the great officers of China, and
II kiu VI the Yiceroy of Nanking Is
stands next in rank among the diplo-
matists to Ii Hung Chang.
PARIS HEARS IT.
PARIS, JULY 21-Yu Keng, the Chinese
minister here, today handed to the min
ister of foreign affairs, NJ. Del Casse, an
imperial edict, dated July IS, giving the
assurance that all the foreign ministers
in Pekin except Baron Won ketteler, the.
German minister, were then safe and
sound, under the protection of the inn
perial court.
LONDON SKEPTICAL
LONDON, JULY 21.-The unreserved
credence given to Minister Conger's mes
sage by officials at Washington continues
TO occasion surprise In London. The ab-
sence Of any data and the absence of the
acknowledgment of receipt of the tele-
gram from the state department are con-
sidered here as fatal drawbacks TO ac-
ceptance of the message aus a reply to
Secretary Hay, or, as anything but
spontaneous appeal for help, sent off long
prior to the alleged date of the mes
sage. This all absorbing topic is fully
canvassed in its pros ard cons, but all
parties admittedly present difficulties
which only add to the obscurity of the
situation and render the unraveling Of the
puzzle harder.
The announcement of the British crui-
ser Bonaventuras departure from Woo
Sung, as alleged, In pursuit of Ii Hung
Chang comes somewhat as a surprise af-
tire the honors paid the Chinese v.ceroy
at Hong Kong, but confirmation of the
news will meet the APPROVAL of a large ma
jority, as Ii Hung Chang's present att,-
tude Is regarded as being characteristics
ally dubious. AS Ii Hung Chang was
booked for Shanghai the departure of the
warship from the nearby port of Woo
Sung seems to indicate that his real OBJ
jective point may be elsewhere, where he
would not be so easily reached by repre-
sentatives of the powers
The Chinese invasion of Siberia appears
TO have been checked so promptly that,
probably 1t will not be continued.
1t Is reported from Che Foo that the in.
ternational commanders have conc .uded
that 1t will be useless to try to advance
on Pekin before the middle Of August
REMEY CABLES
WASHINGTON, JULY 2l.-The navy
department has received the following
cablegram from Admiral Remey, dated
Taku, July 20:
"Tien Tdn quiet. Latest report Rus
sian sources. July 13, legations PeRin still
holding out. Reliability of this informa.
tdon uncertain. Major Regan, Captains
Noyes and Bookmiler, First Lieuenants
Lawton and Schoeffal wounded, Ninth in
fantry officers. and Second Lieutenant
Jolly, marine corps, sick, now aboard So
lace. Expect about thirty wounded men
Will send the mall to Yokohama hospital.
SAFE THE 20TH.
( BRUSSELS, JULY 2l.-The minister Of
foreign affairs has received the follow
Ing telegram from Shanghai, dated to-
day:
A telegram from the governor of Shan.
Tung announces that the ministers w, re
safe July 20. They We're under the guar
dianship Of the Chinese authorities.