Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-08-15
YANG TSUN.
CHINESE CITY IS iCAPTURED BY
The ALLIED TROOPS
The SECOND BATTLE
United States asserts That Our
Minister at PekIn Must be
Kept From Injury.

today on the Chinese situa ton. The
first word of this capture, effected last
Monday. came in brief dispatch 70 the
signal Office at the war department.
from Colonel Scriven. the signal officer
at Che Foo, saying:
Che Foo. Aug. 9.-Signals WASH
ington: August 9, Yang Tsun captured
today. Wire up. Need own transpor-
tatiOn. All well. SCRIVEN."
Half an hour later, after the receipt
OF this message, came q cablegraEn
from General Chafsee. giving addition
al details and showing that IL had been
at the cost of about sixty casualties
among the American troops General
Chaffees dispatch is as follows:
Yang Tsun, Aug. 6.-Yang Tsun Dc
cupied today. Wounded: Second Lieu
tenant Frank r. Long. Ninth infantry;
casualties, about sixty men, Ninth in
fantry; Fourteenth infantry and battery
b. Fifth artillery. Nearly all from
the Fourteen infantry. Names later.
Man, men Frustrated from heat and IA
tigue. CHAFFEE.'
from General Tegauchi second in com
mand OF the Japanese staff, sent to the
war Office of Japan, and transmitted
10 the legation here. stating that the
international army would total 80 900
men on August IL. at which time the
real advance on Pekin would begin.
CLEARS THE SITUATION.
General Terauchrs dispatch state
that on the 4th. when it was forwarded,
the advance had not yet begun. This
WAS at first inComPrehensibie. in view
CT the fact that fighting had actually
occurred. Eut tha later statement that
the International force would total 40
600 mt n on the 18th appears to make
clear General Terauchis meaning, and
u reconcile it with General Chaffee's
DISPATCHES. The present movement Il
soc l5.G30 men doubtless is viewed in
TIE light If reconnaissance in force.
The main movement OF 80, 600 10 follow
on the 18th. This makes clear the
meaning Of General Chalfee's dispatch
that Yang Tsun was the objective point.
The war department here has been
ment Of an objective point far short
CT Pekin. IL would appear, how ever,
from DR.. Terauchi's dispatch, that the
first force Of 10 coo men, having opened
up COMMUNICATION to Yang rsun.
brought forward supplies ana 'estab-
lished there. the way would
then be Ci,a: for the advance OF the
larger force ON the 18th.
The capture Of Yang Tsun on the day
following the battle at Peitsang is re-
sslded as q highly successful military
achievement. spec tally ia view of the
-facI that it was looked upon as
strong hold, whose capture might give
the foreigners eonsli,, able trouble.
DEMAND on CHINA.
Aside from the military developments
az the day. the diplomatic aspect of the
crisis was made more clear By the pub
Heation of the demand made by the
United States ON the imperial govern
ment of China ana transmitted 10 Min
lister WI. The document is as fol-
lows:
we are availing ourselves of the op-
portunlty offered by the imperial edict
Of the 9TH of August, allowing to the
foreign ministers free communication
with their governments in cipher and
have sent communication 10 Minister
Conger, TO which we await an answer
We are already advised by him in u
brief dispatch, received August J. that
imperial troops are firing daily upon
the ministers in Pekin. We demand the
immediate cessation of hostile attacks
by imperial troops upon the legations
and urge the exercise Of every power
and energy of the imperial government
for the protection of the legations and
all foreigners therein
We are also advised by the same
dispatch from Minister Conger that, in
his opinion, for the foreign ministers
TO leave Pekin. as proposed in the edict
of August >, would be certain death.
In view of the fact that the imperial
troops are now firing upon the lega-
tions, and in view of the doubt ex-
pressed by the imperial government in
its edict of August ?. as to its power
to restore order and secure absolute
safety in Pekin, il is evident that this
apprehension Is we'll founded. for il
your government cannot protect our
minister in Pekin, II viii presumptive
>iy be unable To protect him upon
journey from Pekin TO the coast.
We therefore urge upon the imperial
government that it shall adopt he
course suggested in the third clause Of
the letter of the president 10 his ma
jesty, the emperor of China, of July %.
1900, and enter into communication with
the relief expedition. so that cooper
alton may be secured between them for
the liberation of the legations. the pro-
lection of foreigners and the restora-
ton OF order. Such action would be a
satisfactory demonstration of its friend
illness and desire TO attain these ends.
ALVEY A, ADEE,
Acting Secretary, Dept. of State
Washington August 9. 1900"
DESTROYER IN BEET FIELDS.
Hastings, Nsb.-(SpeeIali--A large