River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-08-16
YANGTSUN CAPTURED.
Chinese Stronghold Falls beiore A.
Hes Troops-LI Hung Chans 10
Negotiate Place.


Washington. Aug. lo.-The capture
of Yangtsun, the first objective point
of the international forces, was the
supreme news OF Importance received
Thursday on the Chinese situation.
The first word of this capture, effected
last Monday, cane in a BRIEF dlspatcn
to the signal Office at the war depart
ment, from Col Scriven, the signal Of
ticer at Chefoo, saying:
'.Chefoo, Aug. s-Signals, Washington;
August 6, Yangtsun captured to-day. Wire
up. Need own transportation. All Wei,
"ScRIVEN.
Half an hour after this message,
cablegram came from Gen. Chanee,
giving additional details of the cap
ture, and showing that ii had been
at the cost of about 60 casualties
among the American troops. Gen. Char
fees dispatch is as follows;
"Yangtsun, Aug 6.-Yangtsun occupied
to-day. Wounded Second Lieut. FRANK r.
Long Ninth infantry. moderate Casual-
ties about SO men Ninth unlteo osases m m
fantry Fourteenth United States infantry
and battery II, Fifth United states ar
tillery. Nearly all from Fourteenth IN
fantry. Names later. Many men pros
' : "CHAFFEE."
London, Aug. l0.-In the capture OF
Yangtsun the losses of the allies, ac-
cording to dispatch to the Daily EN-
press from Chefoo, dated August s,
purporting to giFe an account OF that
engagement, were 200. the majority OF
these being killed. THE allies
marched on Yangtsun," says this re-
port, "at dawn Monday. The position
held by LOO Chinese was well in
trenohod to the east of the river. After
four hours heavy fighting the Chi
hese were driven from their defense
works"
Brussels, Aug. 1.-THE foreign office
has received the following message,
signed ''De Cartier (E. De Cartier de
Marchienne, first secretary of the Bel
gian legation at Peking) and dated
Shanghai, August 10: AN imperial
decree names Ii Hung Chang as min
lister plenipotentary to negotiate
peace"
Washington, Aug. 1.-THE Ameri-
can commander in China, in dispatch
war department late Monday after
noon. sent thrill of exhultation and
expectancy throughout official quar-
tiers by announcing his arrival at Ho-
Si-Wu, only 80 Mills from Picking, last
Thursday. The last heard from him
before thi- was at Yangtsun, which
had been captured after hard fight,
L. 70 4 hpn
had been eagerly awaited.
New York, Aug. IA special cable
dispatch to the Evening World, dated
Chefoo, August 0. via Shanghai, says:
A terrible mistake occurred at the
taking of Yangtsun.
Russian artillery opened fire on the
American troops. Before the mistake
was discovered many American sol
diers had been killed or wounded by
the Russian shells.
The Fourteenth took part in the
attack on the Chinese trenches. As
the Chinese fled the regiment entered
and occupied one of the Chinese po-
sitions.
A Russian battery some distance off
did not notice the movement. 1t
opened fire on the position and plant
ed shells among the American troops.
The Russians were quickly notified
and ceased their fire.
London, Aug. 1.-THE British con-
sui at Canton, says the Daily Tele-
graphs correspondent there, has re-
ceived the following message, dated
August 6, from Sir Claude Macdonald,
British minister in Picking:
"Our situation here is desperate. In ten
days our food supply will be at an end.
Unless we are relieved, general massacre
is probable The Chinese offer to escort us
to Tientsin. but, remembering Cawnpore,
we refuse the offer. There are over 200 Eu
ropean women and children in this lega-