The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-08-18
YANGTSUN CAPTURED.
Chinese Stronghold Falls Before Al
Hes Troops-Li Hung Chang to
Negotiate Place.

Washington, Aug. 1O.-The capture
OF Yangtsun, 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 brief dispatch
TO the signal Office at the war Depart
ment, from Col. Scriven, the signal Of
ficer at Chefoo, saying:
"Chefoo, Aug. 9.-Signals. Washington:
August 6, Yangtsun captured to-day. Wire
up. Need own transportation. All well.
"SCRIVEN."
Half an hour after this message, a
cablegram came from Gen. Chaffee,
| giving additional details of the cap
ture, and showing that it had been
at the cost of about 60 casualties
among the American troops. Gen. Chat
fees dispatch is as follows:
"Yangtsun. Aug. 6..-Yangtsun occupied
to-day. Wounded, Second Lieut.. Frank r.
Long. Ninth infantry, moderate. Casual
ties about 60 men, Ninth United States in
fantry, Fourteenth United Statts infantry
and battery F. Fifth United States ar
tillery. Nearly all from Fourteenth in
fantry. Names later. Many men pros
trated heat and fatigue.
"cHAFFEE."
London, Aug. 10-In the capture of
fangtsun the losses of the allies, ac-
cording to dispatch to the Daily Ex-
press from Chefoo, dated August s,
purporting to give an account of that
engagement, were 200. the ma jority of
these being killed. ''The allies
marched on Yangtsun," says this re-
port, lat dawn Monday. The position
held by 1900 Chinese was well in
trenched to the east of the river. After
four hours heavy fighting the Chi
nese were driven from their defense
| works"
Another dispatch to the same paper,
dated Tientsin, August 6, recounts a
reconnaissance that morning by the
japanese beyond Hsiku, the result be-
| ing that the enemy was developed in
strong force, well fortified, at Wei Ho.
| The Chinese were superior in num-
bers, and, after facing the fire of seven
| guns. the japanese retired on Hsiku.
With the exception of these mes
sages Gen. Chaffee's report is the only
account published by the London
morning papers telling of the capture
| of Yangtsun.
| Brussels, Aug. 1.-THE foreign Office
has received the following message,
signed de Cartier" (E. De Cartier de
| Marchienne, first secretary of the Bel
gian legation at Peking) and dated
| Shanghai, August 10: IAN imperial
decree names Ii Hung Chang as min
set MIA IN n ia
peace"
Washington. Aug. 11.-Mr. WI, the
Chinese minister. is displaying great
deal of interest in the reports that Ii
Hung Chang has been appointed
minister plenipotentiary TO negotiate
peace with the powers. He said that
he had not received any confirmation
of the reports. Ii has the implicit con-
fidence of his government. the min
lister said, and his appointment to the
place named would be an eminently
appropriate one.
London. Aug. 1.-THE morning pa
pers express satisfaction at the
latest developments in China. The
average comment is that China is
now genuinely sueing for peace
through Ii Hung Chang.
The Conger dispatch was received
before daylight AT the Chinese lega-
ton. and as soon as the official day
opened Minister WI presented it to
Acting Secretary Adee al the state de-
partment 1t was in the American
cipher. and was found to be an iden-
teal note with that of the other min
listers at Peking Chat of the French
minister. NJ Pichon, already having
appeared) with the additional fact that
seven members of the American guard
had been killed and 16 wounded. The
text of the message as given out by
the state department is as follows:
secretary of State, Washington: The
tsung-li-yamen states to the diplomatic
body that the various foreign governments
have repeatedly asked through the respec-
tive Chinese ministers thatwe Immediately
depart from Picking under suitable escort.
The yamen asks US to fix date for our
departure and to make the necessary ar
rangemerts to do go. Our reply is that we
will seek Instructions from our govern
ments and that in the absence OF such in
structions we cannot quit our posts.
must inform you that in order TO insure
our safe departure, foreign troops only
safely escort us, ana tneE must pe III
sufficient force 10 safely guard 500 foreign
ers, including POO women and children. as
we'll as 5000 native Christians, who cannot
be abandoned to certain massacre. we
cannot accept Chinese escort under any
circumstances. All my colleagues are dis
patching the foregoing to their respective
governments OF the American marines
seven have been killed and l6 wounded,
among the latter Capt. Myers and DR.. LIP
petit, who are getting along well.
" "CoNGER."
While the state department is con-
tinuing to dispatch messages to Minis
ter Conger on the assurance OF the
Chinese government that communica-
ton is uninterrupted, it is doing so
with comparatively small hope of their
delivery. This assertion was borne out
when Secretary Root said that there
was no convincing evidence in the
possession of this government that
any of our dispatches had really
reached Minister -Conger. This indi-
Gates that the minister has not given
direct and satisfactory answer to
any Of the queries that have been ad-