The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-07-20

tantry, entered the military service
from New York as a musician in Com
pany H., 2d infantry. before the civil
war. He served throughout that war
and received a commission as second
lieutenant in the 18th infantry in De-
cember, 1866. He was assigned to the
9th infantry as first lieutenant in
1870, and has been attached to that
regiment ever since. becoming cap
tain in 1887 and a jor in lS09.
The Capt. Buckmill referred to in
the dispatches as having been wourd-
ed is Capt. Edwin V. Bockmiller. He
Is West Pointer, entering the acad-
emy from Ohio in 1885. His first
commission was that of second lieu
tenant in the I'd infantry in 1889. lie
became attached to the 10th infantry
as captain in 1899, and joined the 18th
infantry by transfer in the same.
Capt. Charles r. Noyes, of the 9th
infantry, is adjutant of the regimen.
He also was a West Pointer, having
been appointed from Massachusetts, in
1875. He got his first commission as
a second lieutenant IN the 9th infan-
try in 1879, and has been with that
organization ever since, becoming
frs, Lieutenant in 1887 and eap;ain IN
1852.
London, July 17.-"Revenge to-day,
mourning Tomorrow" is practically
the universal cry of Europe, but it is
sorrowflly admitted that there con
be no, revenge to-day, nor, perhaps,
for many to-morrows, for the incred-
ible barbarities that are reported to
have marked the last scenes within
the legations at Pelling. Nothing is
clearer than the anti-foreign con-
fiagration is rapidly permeating even
hitherto quiescent provinces; and,
though it is recognized that every day
which leaves Peking in the power of
the mob increases the perils and Diff
fculties of the situation, nothing
comes from the diplomats of Europe
to show that the powers have over
come the jealousies, resulting in gen
eral impotence, to which is commonly
ascribed the sacrifice of the handful
Of women, children and men COM
prising the international colony in
Peking.
Nothing was received Monday that
added to the information previously
obtained regarding the massacre. The
only ray of light extricable from the
reking messages appears to be the
statement that Cheng and his follow
legations. The rebels, however, are
evidently greatly in the majority, and
the few loyalists are helpless before
the hordes who have joined and are
daily joining the bloodstained Cam
arilla, who have usurped authority al
Peking.
The fate of the capital appears te
threaten OTHER towns like Tien-Tsin
Che-Foo and even Shanghai. The de
feat of the allied forces at Tien-Tsi1
seems to place that town in desperat,
. straights, and if retreat to Taku il
necessitated, observers consider tha
it will be likely to decide the polio.
of wavering viceroys.
, The departure of Adm. Seymou
from Tien-Tsin and the movement o
warships toward Shan Hal Kuan, OF
, the gulf of Liaotung, are taken to in
dicate that this route may be adopte'
. for an advance on Peking, which
> distant ITO miles from Shan Hal Kuan
+ The members of the Chinese lega
tion Monday morning still assert tha
they have no information concernin
the fate of the foreigners in Peking
!, The war Office Monday issues dis
$ patch from Gen. Dorward, dated Tier
+ Tsin, July II, which adds little I
a previous information. The Chimes,
e according to this dispatch, attacke
n the station the morning of July l.
h and were repulsed after four hour
I hard fighting, in which 500 of the er
r emy were killed.
8 On July 8, Gen. Dorward, command
e ing force of 100 Americans, $50 Bri
e ish and 400 Russians, and Gen. Fl
J. kushima, commanding 1000 Japanes
|. attacked the Chinese and capture
g their positions southwest of the cit,
l. killing $50 and capturing four gun
l. American and japanese troops SUI
n sequently rushed and took the ives
e ern arsenal. Gen. Dorward adds thu
,e the days honors rested with Il
e Americans and japanese. There wei
" no casualties among the American
n or the Russians.
8,