The Irish standard., 1900-08-18
YANGTSUN CAPTURED.
Chinese Stronghold Fails Before Al
lies Troops-Li Hung Chang to
Negotiate Place.

Washington, Aug. lo.-The capture
of Iangtsun, 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, came in Il brief dispatch
to the signal office at the war depart
ment, from Col. Server, the signal Of
ticer at Chefoo, saying:
| "Chefoo, Aug. 9.-Signals. Washington:
August e. fanstsun captured to-day. Wire
UP. Need own transportation. All Well
"SCRINEN."
| Half an hour after this message,
cablegram came from Gen. Chatfee,
giving additional details of the cap
ture, and showing that it had been
at the cost Of about 60 casualties
| among he American troops. Gen. Chat
fees dispatch is as follows:
"Yangtsun. Aug. G.--Yangtsun occupied
to-day. Wounded Second Lieut.. Frank r.
Long Ninth infantry. moderate. Casual
ties about GO men. Ninth United States in
, fantry. Fourteenth United States infantry
and battery +. Fifth United States ar
tillery. Nearly all from Fourteenth in
fantry Names later. Many men pros
| "ClIAFFEE."
London, Aug. 1G.-In the capture of
Yangtsun the losses of the allies, ac-
cording to a dispatch to the Daily En-
press from Chcfoo, dated August s,
purporting to give an account of that
engagement, We're 200. the ma jority Of
these being killed. ''rhe allies
marched on Yangtsun," says this re-
port. Eat dawn Monday. The position
held by 100 Chinese was we'll in
trcnched to the east of the river. After
four hours heavy fighting the Chi
nese were driven from their defense
works."
Brussels, Aug. 1.-The foreign office
has received the following message,
signed de Cartier" (E. De Cartier de
Marchennc, first secretary of the Bel
gian legation at Peking) and dated
Shanghai, August 10: AN imperial
decree names Ii Hung Chang as min
lister plenipotentlary to negotiate
peace"
Washington, Aug. 1.-the Ameri-
can commander in China, in a dispatch
of just three words, received at the
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 33 miles from Picking, last
Thursday. The last heard from him
before Thu was at Yangtsun, which
had been captured after hard fight,
and word Of his movements since then
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. It
ol'she" Hle VII VIC poaitlon anu plduI-
cd shells among the American troops.
| The Russians We're quickly notified
and ceased their fire.
| London, Aug. 14.-Thc British con-
sui at Canton, says the Daily Tclc-
graphs correspondent there, has re-
ccivcd the following message, dated
August 6, from Sir Claude Macdonald,
British minister in prkiny:
"Our situation here is desperate. in ten
days our food supply VIII BE- at an end.
| Unless we are relieved, Il general massacre
| is probable. The Chinese offer to escort MS
! to Tientsin but. remembering caWnpnre,
we refuse the offer. There ar, over 2DO ILu-
ropcan women and children in this lcga-
| ton"
WAR VESSELS COLLIDE.