The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-04-02
GERMAN SOLDIERS
COMING HOME
Nearly 1900 Whose Term
Of Enlistment Will
Expire

Pekin, THURSDAY, Marcn 2s.-
About seven thousand Germarfs whose
time Of service In the army viii short
~ expire are to be returned home as
soon as transports are available. IL Is
not expected that their places win be
nled.
The railroads expect to be taxed to
the limit during the month Of April
M. De Giers the Russian minister
has expressed surprifcd at the warm
thanks extended by Jeneral chanee
and Rrr squires for the courtesles of
the Russians on the occasion Of The
removal Of the bodies Of the American
marines JIe says Il was not on ac-
count Of any particular nationality
They died in defense OF all the lega-
tions and an the men were brothers.
Bishop Favier denies utterly the ac-
counts published IN Europe and Amer
lea to the effect that he conducted an
Immense loot sale The bishop says
he never looted in his life. After the
siege many presents were made to him
by rich people and ne ordered them
to be sold in behalf Of the native Cath
olics Probably some OF the things, at
the time of tho general loot. may have
been acquired that way ~ the donors
but not to his knowledge.
It IS claimed here On reliable author
stv that China has asked Russia to
allow her further etension of time
before deciding the question Of sign
ing the Manchuriau agreement Both
nj De Giers and the Chinese officials
refuse 10 talk on the subject.
pEKIN, WEDNESDAY. MARCH %.
-As an outcome Of lhc british pro-
test. NJ. De Giers the Russian minis
ter, has been instructed from st. Pet
ersburg not 70 allow Russian hogs TO
l,e placed on or near the land in dis
pute al Tien Tsin while the case is
pendin.g
AovEAi. .ENT GERMAN WAR SHIPS.
BERLIN APRIL 1.-THE Berliner
Tagblatt pu, olishes the following dis
patch from 81. 'anghai'
"The German hrst class oattleship
Weissenberg has 4. Jted from shang-
hal toward NaniSin a. 10 the hor.n, hfr
purpose being to impre. y 'iie Dnile,,e
and the allies that Germa. n,sa's -
preserve and heighten her N. .,s'. anu
Interests in the Yank Use VA.
THE German gunboat Tiger hSA
llieved the Lltls at Hankau, where a.
Lltis stayed five months because of /,
the shallowness of the Yank Use at |
that point" Nf
PEISIN, MARCH 29.--The ministers OF
the powers met today to consider the res,
ulntions Of the special committee for the
vv1urHaaion OF the Tsung III Yau-nen ana
=, e count ceremonials, It was decided
~ the rsung "a Yanmen should here
st.e consist OF one prince ana two ap
a,.,,a ministers. which should be re-
,',,a,s,,,to - the world for the behavior
,7,,,o conrt 'eremonials viii be organ
,.a,tor ~ Nves, eru lines. making due al 4
lo,,,nce for ore utal ideas ana pireiu-
dices q
The indemnity cpn'niiee IS nto yet
ready 70 report. but II is seaeraily con-
ceded that the demmld WIZ be Tin
mense. Mr.. RockiLli acting upon H.
structons from Washington. has sent
letter to the ministers OF the powers as
serting. that, In IN event OF the amount
being larger than 1t could possibly az
ford 20 pay without the disruption Of.
the empire the ministers should agree
70 reduce thef demands IN proportion
TO the losses and expenses OF their re-
speetive Countries and that in the vent
Of being unable to agree the matter to
be left 20 the arbitrator of the Hague
tribunal.
missionaries have reported TO he t'ht-
ed states legation that they have te.
ceived reliable information that a Gefss,n
expedition from Shanghai, 5000 stron1
has reached Thai Yuan.
TIE Germans at headquarters don,
h,@ing any knowledge on the subject
To-day Ii Hung Chang entertained al
uncee1 the ministers Of the powers and
Count Won waldersee.
nnntnl .n,lnS .al., ArlIL l-.slr robert Hart m.