The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-07-11
CHINESE
Say They are Not Supporting
the Boxers.

LONDON. JULY l-l.-5 a. Mo all
tsenac news from Ps1r % "l me
borden of the Dispatches f-om tae Tar
eat and athaaxa us Gspoar OF Is 70
bssevs the optimistic reports from Ch--
nese sources. 10 real cooadence la pos
sfa,a u--.l ire legatl5nB are permitted
- e,-an,-.~..a-s wlrn tteir s5verur1er.t-s-
~ "a altered. The boxer move nlenr l5
loa.rx ground n Pekn. 81 mlg1t raYa
beer. seDpcse4 hat t1e boxers would en-
,ayo~ "a serd up rsirforeen1eurs from
zen Tsr. buy instead ~ char lney are
stu Ii great force ln the rsig1ooriood
az the latter place ard are assisted ~
Chinese Imperial troops, WI amp. o, el-
Gcienr artillery. Acordlng % Chee FOO
d.eoatch. the fghlng around Tien Is-n
OF the ID and sch was the severest yet
exDerfsrcsd TIE British - ses a4ons
were thirty II Jed e wounded The chi
reqe hsu T $50 men s-ta.i----z -inulta-
neousIy from the west north ard east
ard made excellent practice VITA over
100 guns.
The defenders numbered 1900 with
seant supplies ard 10 was only The pres
encA of the newly arrived japanese and
Russian guns that prevented a dlsasrer.
One Russian company q infantry, NUM-
berinz 10 men had lis killed ct wound
ed The German contingent alsO SUI
fersd heavily b the evening q The
fourth the situation was very critical.
Tie allies narrowly escaped total Gefea-.
Prov5dentiaIly, when things were At thedr
worst torrentlsl rainfall compelled the
Chinese % retire.
On July 8, the rain having soated, the
Chinese renewed the attack, spening fire
On Tier Tsin with two batteries Of four
inch guns, but The allies. aided By two
of n N. =. Tsrrible's ~ Eunss sue
ceeded 81 siIencfng the artillery after
esght hours fighting.
At Shanghai it seems 20 Be The general
belief that the date of Dispatch of July
2 asserting thst two legations were scil
standing out, was an error. eithsr acci-
denta or Intentional. TIE courlers must
have left Pekln At least FIVE days ear
her, making ne real date of the mes
sage June ., while the alleged nassa-
cres are said 20 have occurred On Jgns
%. Until this point can be clare9 Up
the greatest anxiety win be felt ss 20
the fate Of the Europeans in Pekin.
LONDON. JULY ll-2&0 =. M.-The
Shanghai correspondezt of the DAILY
Mail. Z IegraDhlng yesterday (Tgesday)
says.
s message arrived here from Emper-
or Kwsng Hsg, Ga-eG July 2, by courier
from Pekln % the vic@roy - Nank.n who
forwarded % here. ls address q 20 she
Russian. English ard Japaness govern
rnents. u Gepl0res the recent occurrerc =
and solernoy affirm that the foreign
9OyernRenrs are mistaken in supposing
that ths CnDese government ~ protect
lag the boxers against the Cnri tians.
The emp ror further sra2.ores their ala
in suppression cf the rebellion and up
holding the existing g5yernment.
In = separate 3isDatcn 20 the JaDaneee
governnent Kwa1q Hsu expressed deep
regre. for The murder ~ Legation Chan-
celor sugyama.
These d,Spatches are taken % indicate
that the emperor ls in ciuslon and -
ignorant N the seriousness of recent
events.
LOUDON. July 1O--The Che Zoo
correspondent NJ the Express, tele-
graphing yesterday Tuesday says;
The Janansse force is equipped with
% heavy mOtars. 40 field guns ana has
pOntoon and balloon sections. J. IS ex-
pected that ether Marshal MOdzu or
Marshal Oyama win take command.
The plan of campaign cOntemplates
operations extending two Or three
years
\ further force of 1900 men VIII be
landed at Taku in week, and 10 900
additional soon afterward Before the
rainy season is we'll advanced japan
hopes ~ have 5000 troops in China.
The formidable preparations are
viewed with great distrust by Russia
Germany and France.
CAIN AT 200 CHOW.
PARIS Juy 1O.-The French consul
an Foo Ch0H teleaTaphg under date Of
July j. as follows:
The town is calm. The vcerOy and
the tartar marshal have issued proc
lamaUon favorable 90 foreigners ana
asking that warships should not com
10 Foo Chor. They propose ln turn 10
take STEPS as VIII prevent trouble in
the Foo Klen province.
ALL SAFE.
WAEHINGTON. July 1O.-The fol-
lowing official dispatch was received
here tonight
che Foo, July 10
Secretary Of state, WASH ngtOn
shan TunE governor has reports fth
Of July an legations IA Pekln safe ex-
cept German.
FOWLER,
Consul
PRINCE TUAN EMPEROR