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separated them from tho houses when
the color bearer fen,
Col. Liscrm picked up the. .,colors and
stood looking around apparently Tor =
ford.
Better get town or they'll hit YOU"
shouted Major Regan.
II guess notl was Liscum's reply.
The next instant sharp shooters bull
let went through the brave coioners alb
domen.
I've got it," hea said as he fell.
GET AT THEM.
Get at them II you can." the dying Of
hcer said and added as his last words
Don't retreat boys, keep on firing"
Regan was hit Immediately afterward
All day long the allies line lay under
any cover the men could find, running
out OF ammunition.
The July sun was beating down on them
and they had nothing to drink but the
salty marsh water
Meanwhile the wounded came strug-
Cling and crawling through the gate in
the mud wall. There was no order. They
were sent anywhere without men TO
carry the ltters.
The doctors were hit by the sharp
wounded of the Ninth. 1ney could not
attempt 10 carry off the wounded from
the bloody field
Major Regan. Capt Bookmiller and
Captain Noyes were all hit twice.
Noyes. who was adjutant, was hit IN
the leg. He crawled back through the
ditch with the water 10 his neck TO re-
port the situation TO Col Dorward.
AT ] o'clock Gen. Fukushima reported
In writing TO Dorward that the japanese
were IN the city.
i could see the loop-hoies blazing bullets
and iyddite shells No infantry could
charge i'm the face of this fire from
o'clock TO 8.
DID NOT KNOW EACH OTHER.
Though acting co-jointly neither Dor
ward nor Fukushima knew each others
whereabouts.
Under cover OF the darkness the men
OF the Ninth crept back from their dan
gerous position bearing their wounded
they executed this movement with a loss
of one man killed. Tie casualties were
81 men and five officers out OF 42s.
The marines lost thirty. including Capt
Davis. who was shot through the heart
while talking to Col. Meade on the night
OF July 10.
THEIR LOSS HEAVY.
III was decided TO withdraw, when news
came that the Chinese were evacuating.
The Russians were not 80 successful as
hoped during the day, and the total loss
OF the allies was 200.
The Japanese losses were severe. The
Japanese were most gallant i'm the fight.
But for the Americans stopping the
flankfire, the japanese loss would have
been much heavier. The French, Japan
ese. American and British entered the
city at o'clock on the morning of July
IA. Their entry was unopposed.
The American flag at half-mast was
hoisted over the south gate The walls
were strewn with the corpses of Chinese
soldiers killed by the shell fire which
caused their flight.
None were apparently hit by bullets.
the damage being done by lyddite shells.
There is terrible row over the burning
of the town. Several foreign officers are
reported lost.
CHINESE LOOTERS.
The tired soldiers remained on the
walls. The natives went looting through
the Chinese town. The bank and the ar
senal were heavy sufferers.
An advance movement on Pekin is not
contemplated soon.
The American wounded crowd the hos
pital but all are doing we'll
The flags of the allied armies are all
hah-masted
Col. Liscum was buried at Tongku.
ASKS MEDIATION.
Paris July 2i-At the council of minis
ters today the minister of foreign affairs,
NJ Delcasse read telegram from the
Emperor OF China asking the mediation
OF France with the foreign powers
The telegram was signed by Kwang Su
and not by Pu Chan, the son of Prince
Tuan.
The reply given by NJ Delcasse was that
the request would be considered only up
on absolute knowledge that the following
acts had been accomplished:
First, that effcacious protection and alb
solute freedom of communication had
been assured between the French minis
ter at Pekin and his colleagues OF the di-
plomatic corps and the government they
represent.
Second, when Prince Tuan and the high
functionaries responsible for the actual
events had been dismissed by the gov
ernment to await inevitable punishment
Third, when the authorities and bodies
OF troops throughout the entire empire
shall receive an order to cease hostilities
against foreigners.
Fourth, when measures have been
taken for the rigorous repression OF the
Boxers.
SO long as these necessary guarantees
are not furnished there is room only for
military action.
NJ Delcasse notified the cabinet that
all the powers had responded favorably
TO the proposition to prevent the expor-
tation OF arms to China.
ENGLAND STILL INCREDULoUs.
London, July 2i.-The unreserved cred
ence given to Minister Congers message
by officials at Washington continues 10
occasion surprise I'm London.
Tho absence of any date and the alb
sence of acknowledgment OF receipt OF
the telegram from the state department
arc considered here as fatal drawbacks
to acceptance of the message as reply
To Secretary Hay or as anything but n
spontaneous appeal for help. sent Off
long prior to the alleged date of the
| message.
The ail-absorbing topic Is canvassed I'm
| It's pros and cons but all theories admit
| tcdly present difficulties which only add
TO the obscurity OF the situation and rem
der the unravellng OF the puzzle harder
CHASE FOR III HUNG CHANG.
The announcement OF the British crtij-