The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-08-17

rhe Advance Was within thirty rlr..
Miles OF r~kin an Thur
day. the Ninth.

war department late yestcrda, af,er
noon sent 4 thrill OF exultation ans
expectancy throughout Official ouar
ters by announcing his arrival an Ia.
Si-Nu. only % miles from Pekin las,
Thursday. The last heard from HIM
before this was at Yang Tsun. which
had been captured after hard Gpb,
and word of his movements since that
had been eagerly awaited. Thursday
be was Is miles beyond Ling Fang. m.
place where the Inflated Seymour TX.
petition met reverse and turned bacl,
The battle of Yang Tsun was fought
on the 9th, and the advance to Ito.
Si-Wu was accomplished on the Oh
a march OF Is miles in three DAYS.
Under the Walls of PcLin.
This was four days ago. and al m,
same rate OF progress Chaffec is ever
now fairly within striking distance @.
the walls of Pel<in. IL was cousum.
nation which the war department
had awaited calmly, and stirring as
the news was that the American
forces were now nearing the gates Of
the imperial city. Secretary Root ana
Adit.-Gen. Corbin cyinced no surprs
as il accorded with calculation. AZ
though the advance has been NOR,
rapid than was expected.
Gen. Chnnee's Dispntch
The dispatch from Chaffee. convey.
ing so much in 50 few words * rs fo
lows:
"Chc Foo. Aug. l3.
"Adiutant General. Washueion.
Arrived uospiwu (IIo-si-WuD.
Yesterday.
lSignedl "CHAFFEE."
News and Enthusinsm spread
Word of the advance WAS soon
spread throughou, official quarters
I'm the enthusiasm OF the momrni
report got about that this was the
day for the actual arrival al pckin
But the war depart mcnt had not a
word of the advance beyond Iio-S-
WI. 1t was deemed hardly likely that
the march to Pekin could have beer
made since last Thursday. AZ the
rate of progress, six miles a day made
from Yang Tsun To Ho-Si-Nn. about
twenty-four miles would have hccr
covered i'm the last four days. and uI
10 to-day this would still leave the in
ternational forces nine miles from
Pekin.
or the Utmost Importance.
Viewed from any standpoint he
advance to Ho-Si-Wu was OF the ut
most importance. not only ~irate
gically. but also in showing that
communication was open back fo Che
Foo; that the expected opposition
from the Chinese hordcs had not bee.
sufficient 10 prevent the steady for
ward movement, and in the influence
ii would exert upon the Chinese GOV
eminent.
4 brief but Ncwsy Dispatch.
Brief as the dispatch is. il conveys
much information beyond that spc
officially contained in its few words
Although il is not stated what fortt
has arrived. the war department ac.
cepts il to mean that this IL the inter
national force which first took re-
Tsang and then Yang Tsun. II has
gone steadily forward along the left
bank of the Pe-IIo. keeping on the
main road which skirts the river baLk
AT Yang Tsun the railway crosses ihs
river and branches off to the west
Now the forces have left the railway
far in the rear. and are depending
upon the highway and the river.
Ho-si-Wu.
Ho-Si-Wu is a place of considerable
size and the largest town between
Ticn Tsin and Ching CHA Wan The
latter place and Tung Chow are the
two cities of considerable size IN the
line of advance after leaving llo-Si
WI. 1t is surrounded by orchards anu
gardens, and is not "A place likely -
have afforded opportunity for strong
defense. 1t is the highest point on
the Pei-Iio. where the river wain
is depended on. as native wells are the
source of supply on the balance Of thv
route 10 Pekin.
No Wire Communication.
<AS ~ lidN llNt iFi
Chaffee to report the advance 20 lio
Si-Wu. il is evident that wire coHr
munication is not open TO the front
This was hardly TO be expected. ans
the safe arrival OF the message AZ
least shows that certain measure 2.
communication is open.
Have Not Matcriniiycd.
One of the chief sources OF congrat
ulation among officials is that th'
fancied hor,lcs of China have not ma
terialized. or Mt least have not pre-
vented the international column from
drawing close To the gates Of FeNih.
Casualty List st Yang Ts"".
shortly after this dispatch arrlveo
another message from Gen. chailce
far more lengthy. gave the meiah
choly result Of the nghting az Yang
Tsun. The casualty list was given IN
detail. with the additional informa-
ton that the dead had been buried AZ
Yang Tsun and that the wounded hau
been sent back 10 the hospital at zen
Tsin.