The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-14
GLAD. D'TlDlNGS.. I
RECElYED/f FROM
ALLIED I|.|::! A ARMIES.
General chaffee Cables That They
Had Reached Hos-Pi- WI on
Thursday Last.
NINE MILES FROM PEKIN.
Is the Position Of the Troops Now.
Little Opposition Experienced
With the Heathen Horde.

WASHINGTON, D. G., August 49,.
"A dispatch has been received by
the war department, from General
chafeo, dated August 10, which
says:
Arrived at Hos pi-wu / ", yester-
day.
This place, which is spelled Ho-si-
WI on the war department maps, is
about half way between Tien Tsin,
and Pekin.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. Aug. 1.-THE
American commander-in -in-chief in a
dispatch Of Just three words received at
the wa7 department late this afternoon.
sent thrill Of exultation and expec-
fancy throughout official quarters by
announcing his arrival int Ho-Sf-Wu,
only thirty-three miles from Pekin. last
Thursday. The last heard from him be-
fore this was at Yang Tsun. which had
been captured after hard fight. and
word of his movements since then had
been eagerly awaited. Thursday he
was eighteen miles beyond Yang Tsun.
Lang Fang, the place where the III
futer Seymour expedition met its fate
and turned back. had been left behind.
The battle OF Yang Tsun was fought
on the sixth, and the advance to Ho-
Si-Wu was accomplished on the ninth
"a march OF eighteen miles In three
days. This was four days ago; and at
the same rate of progress, Chaffee is
even now fairly within striking dis
tance of the walls Of Pekin. It was a
contamination which the war depart
ment had awaited calmly, and stirring
as theSnews was that the American
force was now nearing the gates Of the
imperial city, Secretary Root and Ad
5utant General Corbin epinced no sur
prise. asiit accorded with calculations.
although the advance has been more
rapid than, twns expected.
I ~. News Soon Spread. 4i.
The news OF the advance soon spread
throughout official quarters. In the
enthusiasm OF the moment report
got about that this was the day for the
actual arrival at Pekin. But the war
department had not q word Of the adj
vance beyond Ho-Si-Wu. 1t was deem
ed hardly likely that the march to Pc
kin could have been made since last
Thursday. AT the rate OF, progress six
miles n day, made from Yang Tsun to
Ho-Si-wu, about twenty-four miles
would have been covered in the last
four days and up TO to-day this would
still icaye the he;international forces nine
miles from Pekin. Viewed from any.
standpoint. the advance to Ho-si-Wu
was Of the utmost Importance, not only
strategically, but also in showing that
Communication was open back to Che
Foo. that the expected opposition from
Chinese hordes had not been sufficient
to prevent the steady forward move
ment aud In the influence It would ex-
crt on the Chinese government.
Brief as Is the Dispatch 1t conveys
much Information beyond that specific
ally contained In Its few words. Al
though 1t is not stated what force has
arrived the war department accepts It
TO mean that this Is the international
force which first took Pcttsang and
then Yang Tsung.
Has Gone Steadily Forward.
1t has gone steadily: forward along
the left bank OF the Pei river, keeping
on the main road. which skirts the
river bank. At Yang Tsun. the rail-
way crosses the river and branches OH
TO the west. Now the forces have left
the railway far In the rear, and are do.
pending upon the highway and the
river. Ho-Sl-Nyu is a place OF cons!d-
crabte size and the largest town be-
tween Tien 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 Host
WI. 1t Is surrounded by orchards aud
gardens and Is not place likely 10
have afforded opportunity fer strosg
defense. 1t Is the highest point Oh the
Pei river. where the river water is de-
pended on, as the native wells are the
source OF supply on the balance OF the
route to Pekin. As It has taken five
days for General ChaTee TO reach tho
advance to Ho-si-Wui It Is evident that
wire communication Is not open to the
front. This was hardly to be expected
and the safe arrival of the! message at
least shows that a certain measure OF
communication Is open. One OF the
chief sources OF congratulation ampng
officials Is that the fancled hordes OF
China havo not matcrinlized or at
least have not prevented the intcrna-
t'oHai column from drawing close to
the gatcs Of SPekin.
(. The Casually List.
Shortly. after this dispatch arrived,
another message from General Chafrec,
Tar more lengthy, gave the melancholy
result of the fight ut Tang Tsun. The
Casualty list wns given in detail, with
The additional Information that the
dead had becn buried at Yang Tsuii.
and that thcfwoundcd had been sen.
back to the hospital ut Tien Tsin.
The reply OF the United States gov
ernment to China's ovcrtur.s OF. peace
was made public carly In thu lay.shots-
,ns the siirm nnd final position that had
oeon taken, While expressing satisfac-