The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-16
AMERICANS.
FIGHT AND FALL.

AT the conclusion OF the cabinet council
IL was stated that no line OF action had
been determined upon; that the meeting
was not called 10 formulate any plan.
| but simply to talk over the situation.
1t Is thought that communication was
drafted for transmission to the president
| at Canton. After the meeting Secretary
Root Immediately vert into consultation
with Adjt. Gen. Corbin. He refused to
discuss the situation.
| FORCED TO RETREAT.
London. July i6. 2:ll p. m.--The Evening
| News prints a dispatch dated at Shanghai
! today giving detailed account OF the at
! tack OF the allied force on the native city
| OF Tien-Tsin as reported I'm the dispatch
| 10 the Associated Press dated Tien-Tsn.
July IL, Chee-Foo July 10 and Shanghai,
| July 49,
| According to the Evening News dis
patch the allies were repulsed and corc-
PEELED TO retreat with loss of more than
/ 100 killed, the British losing 40 and the
Japanese so. The Americans and Rus
SLAMS, IL is added. also suffered heavily.
| Among the Americans killed were Col.
| French. OF the Twenty-hfth infantry and
| Col. Liscum. OF the Ninth infantry. A
| Russian colonel o. artillery was also kill
| ed.
The dispatch adds that the Cinnamon
| fought with great desperation and that
| their craftsmanship was accurate and
| deadly.
RESERVES AT TIEN-TSIN.
| Washington, July l6.--The navy depart
| ment this morning received Official con-
| firmation from Admiral Remey OF the re-
verse OF the allied forces At Tien-Tsn on
| the morning OF the i3th. The dispatch is
! dated Chee-Foo. July Is and says:
Reported that allied forces attacked
| native city morning l3th. Russians right
| with 9th infantry and marines on the left.
Losses allied forces large.
Russians one hundred including artil-
| lery colonels, Americans over 30; British
| over 30: Japanese 5s, including Colonel
| French, 25 Col. Iiscum 9th infantry kill
| ed; also Captain Davis. marine corps.
Captain Lemly. Lieuts. Butler and
| Leonard wounded. AT Z, evening, all
| could attack on native city was rcpvlsed
with great loss. Returns yet incomplete;
| details not yet confirmed.
''(Sgned) REMEY."
WILL HURRY MORE TROOPS.
Washington. July l6.-In all probability
| the president will come here within the
next two or three days to remain day
| or two.
| 10000 troops will be gotten together as
| rapidly as possible and hurried 10 China.
! Some OF these probably will be taken
| from Cuba. III the situation requires more
| men congress will have to be called to-
gether to provide for them.
A GALLANT SOLDIER.
Washington. July ls.--Col. Emerson II.
| Emerson IA. Liscum. OF tho Ninth In
| fantry. who was killed at Ticn-Tsin. was
| one OF the most gallant of the old Civil
| War veterans still in the service. At the
| outbreak of that war he volunteered as
| a corporal I'm Company H., OF the First
Inf hu fnc hnf In
| Vermont.
He was mustered out In Aug. 1861. and
immedia tely entered the regular army as
| "A private I'm tho 18th Infantry. Promo
| tion was rapid I'm his case and he re-
ceived his first commission i'm the regular
army a second lieutenant IN A.,
He was transferred 10 the Thirtieth my
fantry in 1866 and later became captain
| in the Twenty-ffth. He also served in the
| 18th Infantry as captain in the Twenty
second infantry az major. in the 2tth as
| lieutenant colonel and became colonel of
| the Ninth Infantry on April 25, 1899.
He was breveted captain in 1864 for
gallant services I'm the battle OF Bethesda
church and in the campaign before Rich
| mond, Va.
WAS AT SANTIAGO.
Col Liscum was In the Santiago cam
paign as Lieut.. Col. of the 2fth infantry
ana was Dadly WOunueu at the pdttle ol
San Juan Hill.
He was afterwards appointed brigadier
general OF volunteers, but was later mus
tered out OF the volunteer service and
when he received his commission as Col
onel i'm the regular army he was assign
ed TO the command OF the Ninth Infantry.
The war department had taken note OF
his splendid service and is name was 10
have been presented at the next session
of congress for second promotion to
l..e rank of brigadier general
CAPT. DAVIS A GEORGIAN.
Capt Austin II. Davis. L. s. Marine
| Corps. also killed, was a native of. Georg-
la He entered the marine corps as
second lieutenant, July LIST, 1921 He went
| out TO the Philippines in April. 1893, In
| charge OF the marineF who took over the
Cav. - naval station from the military
branch ..Is commission as captain I'm
| the marine corps Is dated March 3, 1899.
Capt Nm. b. Lemly, ,,of the marine
| corps who Is reported as wounded. In
native OF North Carolina and nephew
| OF Judge Advocate General Lemly, OF the
| navy.
He entered the corps on its Increase In
| March, 1899. being attached to the stan
as an assistant quartermaster with the
| rank of captain
| Lieut. Smedley ID. Butler OF the marine
| corps, also wounded, was one OF the new
II ofnceTS IN the SeTNlCe, udNlUS Dt'H
| pointed from Pennsylvania I'm April, 1899
| He was sent To the Philippines immed-
lately upon his appointment and was one
| Of the officers drawn from the Cavite
| station by Admiral Kempff at tho begin
| ming of the fighting at Taku.
| Lieut.. Henry Leonard OF the marine
| corps was appointed TO that service from
| the District OF Columbia, IN April 1899.
| lie accompanied Lieut.. Butler to the Phil
| ippisise soon after his appointment and
| also Joined Kempf's forces at taku.
CIVIL WAR VETERAN.
Major James Reagan OF the Ninth In
| fantry entered the military service from
1 New York as a musician I'm Co. II. Second
| Infantry before the civil war. lie served
l throughout that war and received a COM
| mission az second lieutenant In tho
| Eighteenth Infantry I'm December. 1896.
| lie was assigned 10 the Ninth Infantry
| as a fret lieutenant in 1870. and has been
| attached 10 that regiment ever since. be-
coming captain in 1881 and a major in
| 1899
| BOTH WEST POINTERS.
Tho Captain Buckmilcr referred To I'm
| the dispatch as having been wounded is
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