El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-24
Made BY the American Troops
In China, According 10
the Dispatches.
FORCES TEN TO ONE
Could Not Daunt Our Sixth
Cavalry, and Our In
fantry Were First
In Pekin.

PBKIN, August IL Delayed. Amer
i.an troops did gallant work 10 the
capture of the imperial city on Wed
ne-day. They lost six killed and 10
wounded, including Captain Reilly OF
Ine 5th artillery who was shot In the
mouth aud instantly killed while stand
ing on the outer wall Of the city direct
ing tie operations of nis men.
The battery threw shells ST the gate
from Ell waited position. AS eoon as
the wall had been preached the l4th
aud 9sn Unitei Stste- regiments rush
ed through in.o the imperial and for
bidden city and penetrated as far as
the Lu ole (imperial palace.
The gatiing guns of the Americans
did excellent work. The Americans
were uuassissed through the most seri-
Gus part OF the lighting, though the
Russians came up later and took the
places won by the Americans.
The latter were recalled by order Of
n.Chsffee after g conference betw6 en-
him and the other commanders.
Al this conference all except the
Russian commander agreed that it
would be unwise TO attack the imperial
pAls,e just now. The Russian com
mander, IL is stated. refused To concur
IN this agreement, declaring that
Russia Was AZ war with China.
He is further reported to have op-
posed any communication with Chinese
officials. This has been impossible
anyhow so far.
GOOD WORK OF SIXTH CAVALRY.
NEW YORK, Aug. 2i.-The Jour
nails staff correspondent at Chez Foe,
ChIoa, cables some of the details of
the work of the Sixth United States
cavalry out.ide OF Tien Ts!n, when
threAtsrIng the allies line of commu-
nic,tion With Pekin.
Col. Theodore ]. Wint vent out at
the head of q force cons. ling of the
Sixth cavalry, 375 Bsngs.ese and
Hungabis, mounted on their fiery
Ia1isn horses, and 200 japanese
Hs charged the horde Of Boxers,
who fought with desperation and fan
atici.m, using rifles. gineais huge
guns tha, shoot siugs), swords, and
SPEARS
Though outnumbering his force al
most 10 to 1, the Chinese were no
match for it. The cavalrymen charged
in, sAberinR the Chinese right and left,
sweep piog them back across the mud
iats and burning the villages that
harbored them.
Col. Wint decided to give tbem .
lesson that would not soon bs forgotten.
Four hundred were killed, three hun
drei prisoners taken, and six towns
buroed. before the lIt,le force returned
wounded.
The m arauding bands have been
dispersed aud the safety of Tien Tain,
which they threatened, has been as
sured.
CHINA's RULER
LONDON, Aug. 24.-The Standard .
Shanghai correspondent repeats the
report, on Chinese authority, that the
emperor did not accompany the dova-
ger empress in her flight, hut remained
In Pekin, where he Is now under the
protection of she alice.
The correspondent says that his
msjesty's presence will greatly assist
In q solution o. the impending ques-
lions. He also reports that the Japau-
ese have captured :he empress dowaeer
and Prince Tusn, the anti-foreign
leader.
u has m
the capital the empress oowayer sp-
pointed Chso Chu Chiao, a notorious
anti-foreigner, viceroy OF Chi Ii.
PEKIN REPORTED QUIET
SHANGHAI, Aug. % tDelsyed) -
Pesin 10 reported quie'. The where
aboats of the refugees who left the
capital IL unknown. IL Is reported the
allies have burned Prince Tusn's
house.