The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-07-24

waller we're on the extreme Ieit'
~, british marines and the French ao.
xaneed with the japanese along the foau
toward the gate in the mud wall.
..co,one, Liscum hurriedly led his men
through the gate In as open order as pos-
sible. err
..T.ev were Immediately under hre.
The staff saw them pass over the orioee
leading to a field which proved 10 oe q
Guide sac.
before the two battalions OF Amerl,
cans. numbering 426 men, couio eAteho
themselves they were suoJecteu' S
the fire from the loopholes III the iot' -
a fierce fire from the emorasuiee
line of fortified mud houses on tnelr Hahn
Three thousand rifles pTooaois Wy
+u-rod -, them with an accuracy that
La-omo7es every officer among the allies.
Tho bl,e shirts of the American troops
- .hou distinct marks where the
rbaE; uniforms of the other allies coutd
,o+ ha seen. Colonel Liscum, guiding MS
30, walked M and down the line. not
80 auclinp his head while the bullets
fell around.
.It was evidently Colonel Liscum S IN
tention to rush the houses from when
tho flank fire was coming, and thus set
a nosition for thanking the wall. AT lZ:oo
the color bearer fell
Colonel Liscum picked up the colois
and stood looking around apparently ioi
a ford. -,
better get down or they'll hit YOU
shouted Major Regan.
AZ guess not was Liscums reply.
"The next instant a sharpshooters oui-
let went through the brave colohei >
abdomen. a..
1--WE got it, he said, as he fell. Get
at them if YOU can the dying officer SAID
and added as his last words:
...Don't retreat boys; keep on firing.
"Reean was hit Immediately afterward'
can day long the allies line lay under
any cover the men could find, running out
of ammunition. The July sun was peat
ing down on them and they had notnlng
to drink but the salty marsh water.
Meanwhile the wounded came Struggling
and crawling through the gate IN the huu
wall. There was no order. lhey weie
sent anywhere without men TO carry the
litters.
Under cover of the darknes the men
Of the Ninth infantry crept back from
their dangerous position bearing their
wounded. They executed this movement
Will d IOSS VI q hIdh
ties were 81 men and five officers out OF
AIS.
"The French, Japanese, American and
British entered the city at 2 o'clock on the
morning Of July 18th their entry was un-
opposed.
"The American flag at half mast was
hoisted over the South gate. The walls
were strewn with the corpses OF Chlnese
soldiers killed by the she'll fire which
caused their flight
CAPTAIN LEMLY'S WOUND SLIGHT.
Washington, July Plat the instance
of Judge Advocate General Lemly, uncle
of Captain Lemly, who was wounded at
the battle of Tien Tsin, General Haywood,
commandment Of Marines, cabled to Ad-
miral Remey for Information as to the
extent of the Captains injuries. He re-
ceived this reply, dated at Che Foo, to-
day:
Captain Lemly gunshot, flesh wound,
left thigh not serious.
(Signed.) "REME4.'
DECREE TO SUPPRESS BOXERS ISSUED
Berlin, July 21.-The Chinese embassy
here late this Afternoon communicated to
the Foreign Office the decree of the reign
Ing Emperor Kwang Su, which the en-
bassy received this morning from the
Viceroy of Nankin. It was addressed to
the Viceroys, ordering them to suppress
the Boxer movement and to protect for
eigners. 1t expresses regret for the muir
ders of Baron Won Ketteler and the
Japanese attache, but does not mention
any of the other members of the legation.
WILL NOT ADVANCE BEFORE AUGUST.
London, July 21.-It is reported from
Che Foo that the international command
ers have concluded that it will be use
less to try to advance on Pekin before
the middle Of August.
CONGER FOR U. S. SENATE.
Minneapolis, July 21.-A special to the
Times from Des Moines, Iowa, says:
Instead of the proposed memorial SER
vice to Minister Conger, his wife, daugh-
ter and neice, it is now proposed by the
people of Des Moines to send a large par
ty to San Francisco to welcome the fam
lily, if it returns safely home.
MOTOR COnger is being prominently men
toned for the United States Senatorship.
Leading politicians say his election would
insure peace in the party in Iowa as
that of 10 other man could do"