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THE SCRANTON TRIBONE-WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1002.
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SABRE CHARGE
0FC0L. WINT
OPENED THE EYES OF THE BRIT
ISH GENERAL.
Graphic Pen Picture of a Historic
Battlo Scene During the Chlneso
Campaign, in Which a Gnllnnt Of
ficer Taught a British Commander
a New Wrinkle in Cavalry Tactics.
In tlie Manila Critic of Nov. 1, ap
peared tin article by D. Minor MIckle,
a war correspondent, upon the China
campaign, which will be read with In
fection to the advanclngtroopa nor even
obstruction to the view, of the enemy.
In the formation the Jnpaneso Infan
try were on the left, the British infantry
In the center and the cavalry on the
right, pf the latter the squadron with
horses on the lariat wns some dlHtnneo
In advance of .the whole line, with Its
light Hank resting on tho canal, whllo
the other stiundron watt echeloned be
tween It and the Infantry. The troop
of Urltlsh cuvalry was attached to the
latter and was stationed between It and
the Infantry.
"Krotn the moment the lino appeared
In the open It wiib subjected to a terrlllc!
lire from the Chinese. Tho advance
wn Hlow and cautious, a hot Arc holm;
kept up In reply to that of tho eifctny.
As tho lino left the cnVer of the corn
Held, n cloud of horsemen was seen ad
vancing across tho open to meet It.
Preparations to resist a cavalry charge
were nmde, but before It came to thin
the Chinese column wheeled and It was
seen that the supposed cavalry was
really a battery of artillery. It went
Into notion tit once, and as the guns
boomed out there came rolling across
the level Hold a. lol or round solid shot
an Inch In diameter. These were stop
ped by the boys nnd pocketed as souv
enirs. I.utur In tho day, when theso
Rims had been taken, they were found
to be nothing more than large t-lnrh
lions duck guns, such as tire used by
pothunters In the United States, mount
ed on jinrickshas. However, they were
used heroically by the Chinese, who
abandoned them only when charged by
the cavalry.
An Interchange of Opinions.
"As the battle progressed Colonel
Wlnt observed a movement by a large
body of tho enemy towards the cnntil.
Supposing It to be a think1" movement,
he sent an aide to the general for In
fantry support. Tho reply was:
' 'Tell Colonel Wlnt to take his cav
alry off the firing line. Tlmt Is no place
for cavalry.'
"The Colonel remained where he was
and as the movement of Chlneso to tho
canal continued ho sent another mes
sage urging the necessity of making
some provision to meet a. Hank attack.
Again the reply came:
" 'Tell Colonel Wlnt to take his cav
alry off the llrlng Hue. That is no way
to use cavalry.' "
"To this message Colonel Wlnt re
plied: " 'Present my compliments to the gen
eral and say that may be so according
to British acties, but I know how Am
erican cavalry should lie handled.'
"Ho then ordered tho Hrst squadron
to mount and charge, and the other to
follow it. As the yelling line of horse
men dashed forward, the Chinese stop
ped their movement to the westward
and turned to meet It, forming a solid
lino of lances In front, with rillemen
behind firing: over the lancers' should
ers. But as the cavalry kept on coming
and yelling the line of lances wavered
and broke. Even then a second (or
third) thought seemed to strike them,
for they turned to make another stand.
They were no longer in solid line, but
fact that the horses were somewhat were scattered Irregularly, each man
.Mtiff from tho ocean voyage and con- kneeling upon one knee and couching
nnement on tho transport, it was ' his lance to cover his front. In this for
t nought best to give them moderate ex- i niation the cavalry struck them, charg
orclse before they started on tho road. Gd into and over them, cranking pales
"With this In view a movement was as they went and throwing the tcrrltird
planned against a large body of tho i celestials Into confusion. As tho Chin
iiiomy which was reported to bo threat- j use scattered in disorder the horsemen
filing the city from the west. Tho ; rode among them, cutting and slashing
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Jerest by Scrantonians because of Its
references to then Lieutenant Colonel,
now Brigadier General Wlnt:
"By reason of the Intensity of the in
terest which centered in the Pekln lega
tions and the expedition marching to
their relief, two years ago, while they
wcr5 besieged by the fanatical 'Boxers,'
mtich tine work done on our side by
troops guarding! communications es
caped the notice which It would other
vise have attracted. This was notably
true of tho Sixth United States cavalry
In an engagement with live thousand
Chinese troops of the Imperial army,
near Tientsin.
"Owing to the hick of lighterage fa
cilities at the port of Taku, it was Im
possible to disembark the horses of tho
Sixth in time for all of that regiment
to start for Pekln with the relief expe
dition, so two squadrons of it were loft
behind at Tientsin to await the com
ing of their mounts. The main column
was far on its way when the horses ar
rived and hurry orders were given for
the cavalry to follow it. This meant
much hard marching and In view of tho
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ders at the earliest possible moment, today.
Chinese were strongly intrenched, with
three thousand Imperial troops armed
with Manlicher rlfies, ajul two thousand
Boxers armed with lances.
A Composite Eorco.
"The force sent against the position
ionslsted of one regiment of Bengal in
'antry, one battalion of Japanese in
.'antry, one troop of British Indian cav
alry, half a troop of Chinese cavalry
und the two squadrons of the Sixth
United States cavalry. Besides there
was a battery of British artillery, but
owing to the bad condition of the roads
H never arrived on the scene but halted
about half way out. The column was
under the command of a British brig
ttdler general, but Lieutenant Colonel
Whit was In command of all the caval
ryBritish and Japanese, as well as
American.
"On the march the cavalry formed the
advance guard, and when the vicinity
of the towns was reached they met the
Chinese In a corn field. By order of
Colonel Wint ono squadron dismounted
tmd advanced in skirmish order, lead
ing their horses by the lariat, while the
other squadron left their horses In a
ravine and took position in support.
The engagement was brisk, for a few
moments, when the Chinese slowly re
tired to their trenches at the town.
"By this time tho general had thrown
his force Into battle formation and tho
lino advanced to the attack. The Chin
ese occupied three small vllltigen sur
rounded by walls. Those walls had been
loopholed and made excellent defenses.
In addition they occupied a line of
trenches In front of the villages C t ho
villages were, according to the custom,
built upon embankments about six feet
high, which raised them above over
llow from the Pcilio river. This gave
txcellent range for shooting over the
trenches.) The line of trendies ran
eastward for some dl.-itnneo beyond tho
last village and ended on tho bank of a
canal which approached from tho south
and at that point boro oft to the cast
with a sharp angle.
The Lino of Attnck.
"The lino of nttack was formed In
tho cornllold, between which and the
trenches lay nn open Held a thousand
as hard as they could.
Chinese Brutality.
"Then it was found that a dull sabre
was not an effective weapon for clpse
quarters, for the Chinese who had been
knocked down once got up and began
to fight. Realizing the hopelessness of
escape, they became Imbued with the
spirit of madmen and fought savagely.
Lying quiet until an American ap
proached, they would spear his horse
or attack our wounded while they lay
helpless upon the ground, keeping it up
as long ns there wore signs of life.
"The Hying foe were pursued for two
miles, by which time they had been so
scattered that further pursuit was use
less. The return showed the ground
covered with arms that had been cast
aside by the fugitives, while three hun
dred and fifty dead Chinamen were
counted on the Held. There were no
wounded. The two squadrons of the
Sixth lost six men killed and twelve
wounded.
Frank British Acknowledgment.
"The British and Japanese Infantry
finished the trenches and villages, kill
ing such of the defenders as lingered
on the scene. The General, upon his re
turn, made a full and frank report of
the battle, giving Colonel Wlnt credit
for the victory. lie said that the Am
erican cavalry had. been handled by
tactics new to him. but very effective
it did the work while the infuntry did
little more than support it.
"During this engagement tho Jnpan
eso hospital corps did some fine work
which won warm commendation from
till for Its effectiveness as well as for
the personal courage displayed by Its
members, Kur in the rear, beyond the
zone of Hie, was established their dress
ing station, while with tho llrlng lino
went surgeons and lltter-beniers to ren
der Hrst aid to tho wounded. Between
these nnd tho dressing stations were
posted two sub-stations of litter-bearers.
Whenever a soldier full the sur
geon with tho lino would apply n tem
porary dressing to stop the flow of
blood; then a pair of litter-bearers
would take him to tho rear, turn him
over to another pair at tho sub-station,
take nn unoccupied litter nnd return to
A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
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We have had a most extraordinary Christmas trade. The crowds
have found our goods right and prices the lowest in town, but another
purchase from the New York furriers has just arrived ?nd
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as wc are now. Our assortment of high class Morris Chairs,
handsome Parlor Rockers, etc.: Joint Willow Chairs, in new
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Jardinier Stands, many styles, (to close) fiOc
Hassocks, Carpet Sweepers. Rugs, Lace Curtains, Tapestry
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Abstract of Article by Frank J. "Woino in
January Annals of tlm American Acad
emy of Political und Social Science,
A clear insight Into tho disastrous of
fsets of tho unrestrained competition
of tho cheaper European lulior with the
labor produced under American condi
tions Is presented by Dr. Frank Julian
Warno, of the University of Pennsylva
nia, in "Tho Effect of Unionism Upon
tho Mine Worker." published In tlu
January issue of tho Annuls of the
American Academy of Political and So
cial Science. The writer confines his
analysis to tho anthracite Industry of
Pennsylvania, but Its value Is empha
sized when it is remembered that some
what similar results, nlthuuRh possibly
not as deplorable, are evident In other
Industries In this country. Tho Immi
gration Bill now before Congress Is de
slKiied to lind a remedy for some of the
evil effects of this European immigra
tion. Dr, W'urne believes this competition
of tho Slav, whoso cost of maintaining
his labor is low, with tho English
speaking mine worker, whoso cost of
living Is much higher, Is tho most dom
inant of nil the economic forces affect
ing the living conditions of the mlno
workers. As to the fur-reaching effects
of this competition, Dr. Warno says;
"It crosses and recrosses every occupa
tion in tho industry. Among individuals
In the samo group and between tho dif
ferent groups and classes' competition Is
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Violins, Mandolins, Banjos and Guitars at
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traceablo In all their manifestations."
A point generally overlooked In all
discussions at tho problems giving rlso
J to and growing out of tho recent strikes
of tho mine workers nnd which is of
I ir. tli-titlm In ti-ii'nof In t lirttirt wlirt lift vt
been persistent In arguing for the
"rlsht" of the worklntrnuiu to a "free"
market, Is that raised by Dr. Warno In
Intension. ,Jn all of them workers are j claiming' that tho American working
lorceu oui 01 me imtusiry; ssojnu aro
compelled to lower their standards of
living; others are prevented from rais
ing their standards, while to many tho
struggle to exist becomes a most se
vere battle for the necessaries of life.
The pressure on some mlno workers Is
so great us to force their boys of ten
Uur years Into the breaker nnd their
girl children into the silk mill In order
that their mites may add to tho family
Income, This competition uffeets the
lives of hundreds of thousands of peo
ple; it even determines tho number of
births In -a community us well as In
fluences powerfully tho physical and
mental qualities of many yet unborn,'
It Is ono of tho great dominant forces
at work In the anthracite region of
Pensylvanla to-day threatening and re
tarding communal advancement und at
tacking those Institutions which wo as
Americans prize so highly. I.Ike all
great forces It has Its beginning In
s,mnll things In the ability of a group
of men to live on less than another
group In the desire of the managers
of capital to secure a low cost of pro
duction and like theso forces its ef
fects are so far-reaching as to be un
man should havu not so much a "free"
market as a market where a fair wage
Is assured, lie draws an analogy be
tween tho unrestrained competition of
labor with labor and the economic law
which uncontrolled had played lmvou
with and wrought ruin to not only u
fair Interest on capital but to u largo
part of capltul Itself invested In that
Industry. . He concludes that just us
capltul seeks protection ngalnst tho evil
working of this law In the consolidation
of mining plants and tho combination
of railroads s6 labor Is striving to lind u
remedy for its present deplorable con
ditions through organization. Tho op
position of the consumers of coal to tho
combination of capital and the opposi
tion of the consumers of mine labor to
the organization of mlno workers tire,
Dr. AVarne believes, both useless at
tempts to prevent the Inevitable.
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than one-seventh of tho business and
control ulipost half tho wealth. We Und
In tho Chicago Record-Herald 1111 In
teresting comparison, based on tlgures'
PaacliGal Holiday Gifts,
Cravenette Storm Coats, Mackintoshes,
Suit Cases, Hags,
House Coats, Bath Kohos, Neckwear,
Shirt Protectors, Gloyes,
Hosiery, Suspenders and Umbrellas.
of lyou, between them
Xow York upon Its i09,L'lS acres has
:m;i7. '?iv? nrtmii'iti,11 ptitoficr,, i,u i ,;n
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0T5 on JlJ.lOt acres. Chicago has 4,15t 3
miles of streets, against New York's $
i!,r.l(t, but Chicago has L',S28 miles un-'4
Srireii0SnHh.hS t the above at popular prices at
in Liiicajfu, 111 Hireei railways mew
A very handsome assortment, of
NEW YORK AND CHICAGO.
on
Interesting Compaflsous Based
tho Last Census Figures.
In New York and Chicago are almost
one-twelfth of the population of the
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York has 1,231! miles, about L'OO more
umn viucago. kqw voric spemis on -i
flfty-two cents per capitu.
New York has 9,010 school rooms, or' ;'
more than twice tho number In 01)1-' c
cagoj ,2:'S teachers and u. school nt- ;?
tendance or 3U5,3H, compared to 199,
"O.'i rV Chicago. Now York spends for
schools ?16,2'J3,50, or more than twice
ns much ns Chicago. Now York has
32,220 recorded marriages, against 10,
S9S for Chicago. In births, Now York's
81,721 aro almost three times tho Chi
cago figures;, iiur contemporary ex
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sini.8fl7.884. and in Chicago S26.S07.739..
plains that statistics of births thero ciilcngu's debt Is ?32I9S9,8191 New York's
"have never been full." The figured ,,,, thnn eleht times that sum; Chi-
death-rate per thousand Is 20.C1U for Cllg0 can never have u great debt, bo
New York and 1I.0S3 for Chicago, whoso cause Its borrowing limit Is Ave per
death statistics aro almost as unsntls- cent. on the assessed value, while Now
factory as those of births. I York's Is ten per cent.
The assessed valuation of New York I Now York spends ten times more
Is $3,0.11,132,193: that of Chicago Is less than Chicago on construction, nearly
than one-twelfth ns great, being $278,- three times more on police, over three
BOS.SSO. New York receives In Income times more on the fire department, six
from 10,823 saloons $5,071,710; Chicago times more for the health department,
United States. They transact more from c,39o saloons gets $3,171,003. The. nearly eight times more for street
cleaning, three times more fop water
works and twenty-live times mora on,
"other expenditures," which reach In
New York the respectable sum of $36,
710.37S. Greek Steamer Lost. ' ;
My Ksclmivc Wire from Tbc Associated rm.
Constantinople. Dec. 23. Tho Clreek
steamer I'urthcnon. having on board iv
crew of twenty-two men' an-l six passen
gers. Is reported to have lioin lost. Tim
I'urtlienon wus last reported nt Novoroi
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