Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-08-22

wounded in leg below knee, slight;
company L. Thomas Lanker. wounded
in chest. serious; Thomas King
wounded in thigh. moderate; Henry
G. Davies, wounded in leg below knee.
serious; battery F. Fifth artillery, Lee
Doyle. wounded in hand, slight Aug.
10th, died OF wounds received in ac-
tion, Edward B. Mitchell, company L,
Fourteenth infantry. Signed Chat
fee"
Note-William Parle not found on
roll A. G. o. Possibly intended for
William w. Earle.
London, Aug. 22-Admiral Bruce
sent a dispatch dated Pekin. Aug. 18th,
from the general officer commanding
there. in which nothing is said as to
the situation of Pekin. It gives a par
tial list of the British casualties dur
ing the siege of the legations. the
death of Captain Bernard Strouts and
regrets that lowing to the heavy road
and forced march the naval brigade
was unable to participate in the en-
try" adding, "the way they brought
their guns by boat and road from
Tien Tsin is an achievement Of which
they Eay be proud"
An official dispatch from Tieh Tsin
dated Aug. goth, received at Toxic
repeats that the Japanese occupied
the imperial palace at Pekin. August
10th and says that about August .tth.
the dowager empress, emperor and
ministers left Pekin with 5000 troops,
their destination, 1t is supposed, be-
ing Sian Flu. Pekin. being In great
confusion, was divided into several
districts. Half of the Tartar city was
placed under the control Of the Japan
ese and committees Of Japanese
Americans, British. Russian and
French officers were appointed to
maintain order. A detachment of
Japanese troops rescued the foreign
missionaries en1 Chinese Christian
converts who had been imprisoned in
the palace. Two hun ired Japanese
were killed OF wounded.
Washington, Aug. 22-The acting
secretary of state authorizes the state
ment that a reply had been made
today to Minister Wu's communica-
ton of two kilograms from Earl Ii
Hung Chang, dated respectively 18th
and 21st instant, relative to the ces-
sation of hostile demonstrations and
the appointment of representatives to
negotiate with China. The cores
pondence will NOT be made public un-
til tomorrow.
Washington. Aug. 2z-The war de
partment prepared the following
sketch of Musician Titus, who accord
ing to the associated press dispatch
published this morning. from Pekin,
scaled the wall of Pekin with a rope
by means of which others climbed TO
the top: Calvin p. Titus. enlisted
April 5th, 1899. from Wichita, Kans.,
aged 1918 years. This was his sec
ond enlistment, his last service being
in company X, First Vermont infan-
| try from which he was discharged
November I'd, 1898. He was assigned
to company E, Fourteenth u. S. in
| fantry. Was born in Vinton, Iowa.
The cablegram from Pekin, dated
18th, shows he was wounded in the
neck, slightly.
New York, Aug. 22-The executive
committee of the American Asiatic
committee received the following
cablegram from the American asso-
citation of China at Shanghai and for
warded it to the secretary of state:
The situation in the Yang Use valley
is increasingly critical; the military
estimate is that $4,000 troops are
needed to effectively protect Shang-
hal, and urge the government to i'm
mediately send the quota.
Washington, Aug. 22-The reply OF
the United States government to Ii
Hung Chang says, in brief this gov
ernment cannot enter upon negotia-
tions until there is government In
China which can prevent hostilities
of Chinese troops and Chinese citizens
against the forces Of the powers. The
text of reply has been communicated
to the other governments.