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Kuropatkin Forced to Decamp 1 ft
Two Decisive Engagements.
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Vladivostok Cruising Squad
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ly Thanks to K ami
in iirra’s Bad
Luck.
An Associated Press dispatefc from
Tokio says: General Kuroki has ad
ministered a severe defeat to the Rus
sian forces which defended the Russian
right flang at Liao Yang, winding sep
arate actions at Yushulikzu and
Yangse Pass. These two places are
twenty-six miles apart, but the two
actions were fought at the same time.
The Russians held strong positions.
The thermometer registered over 110 j
degrees Fahrenheit and the soldiers
suffered from heat exhaustion.
At Yushulikshu the Russians had
two divisions of infantry and some
cavalry, with which they vigorously
resisted the Japanese assaults.
Both attacks were begun at dawn
on Sunday, July 31. At Yushulikshu
the Japanese carried the Russian right
and left wings, but on account of the j
strength of the main Russian position
they were unable to press the attack,
The two armies rested Sunday night,
facing each other.
At dawn Monday the Japanese re
sumed the attack, and by noon they
had dislodged the enemy and driven!
them four miles to Laohling. j
At Yangse Pass also the Japanese
were successful. Their artillery opened
Are on the enemy and the infantry
moved forward from Makumeza. The
attack on this place was made at 1
o’clock Sunday afternoon, and by night
fall the Japanese were in possession
of a majority of the Russian positions,
although the enemy had resisted with
determination. The Japanese forces
passed the night in the battle forma
tion and another assault was made on
Monday at dawn. By 9 o’clock Mon
day morning, Yangse Pass and the
surrounding heights had been cap- j
tored. General Kuroki explains the
slowness of these actions sayin I
by 6 a
that the difficult topography of the
battlefields made it impossible to se
cure good artillery positions, anrl that
the great heat fatigued his troops.
The Russian force at Yangse Pass
was estimated at two and one-half di
visions, and four batteries of artillery.
The enemy 1 retreated toward Tang
hoyen.
General Kuroki reports the capture
of some field guns, but the number is
not given. The Japanese casualties
are being investigated.
Closing In on Port Arthur.
It is reported in Tokio that, after
three days of desperate fighting, the
Japanese have captured Shantaikow,
one of the important defenses of Port
Arthur.
Shantaikow is situated on the rai ll- ,
road leading from Port Arthur to Kin
Chow ,and is between the Ingentzi bay
and Victoria bay, but closer to the for
mer than to the latter. Roughly
speaking, Shantaikow is about ten
miles from the actual fortress at Port
Arthur.
It is a position of great natural
strength, commanding a broad plain
leading to Wuchiatun, another strong
position on the hills about four miles
from the fortress.
CR’JKSER SQUADRON RETURNS.
The Vladivostok cruiser division re
turned to port at 4 o’clock Monday
ufternoon, says an Associated Press
dispatch from that port, The cruis
ers were in perfect condition.
They captured during their
the steamer Arabia and destroyed
some schooners, a smajl
steamer, one German steamer and one
British steamer
The last mentioned two were carry
ing contraband material and had near
ly reached their destination—Yokoha
ma, but were almost without coal, and
it was therefore impossible to send
them to Vladivostok.
The cruisers steamed up and down
in front of the Japanese capital, but
saw nothing of the enemy’s
Although the Russian vessels had only
three doors through which to get heme
—the straits of Korea, LaPerouso
strait and Tsurgaru straits, which ap
parently could easily have been bar*
red by Admiral Kamimura's vessels,
bad luck pursued the Japanese admi
ral and the Russian cruisers had no
difficulty in eluding him.
A St. Petersburg dispatch say3: In
a lengthy telegram to the emperor,
Vice Admiral Skrydloff relates the do
ings of the Vladivostok squadron under
Rear Admiral Jessen. With the cruii
ers Rossia, Gromobol and Rurik, Admi
ral Jessen left Vladivostok July 20. Af
ter sin'ing ... a sma „ Japanese , \easel , t e
,
cruisers held up the British steamer
Camara, but as she had no cargo, “and i
was not caught in the act of carrying ]
contraband of war, we were compelled
to let her go,” says the dispatch.
A Japanese coasting steamer was
next met, but “as most of her fifty pas
sengers were women we determined to
release her.”
Then Admiral Jessen fell in in quick
succession with the British steamers
Arabia and Knight Commander. of
the Arabia he says nothing new.
“The Knight Commander only stop
ped after the fourth shot,” the admi
ral reports. Her cargo being railroad
material, “undoubtedly contraband for
the beligerent party and not being
able to bring her to the nearest Rus
sian P° rt (owing to her not having
enough coal) without manifest dan
& er °f squadron, we sank the
Knight Commander after taking off ail
her crew and removing her papers. tf
July 24 the Thea, a German vessel,
. i with a full cargo of fish from Ameri
ca to Yokohama, was stopped. She
was regarded as a legal prize and her
crew ^ as taken off and the vessel
sunk owing to the impossibility ot
bringing her to Russian port. ff
The Russian squadron suffered no
lo$,s of men and no damage, and there
was no loss of life on the vessels
si nk or taken.
TWO HELD FOR FIENDISH CRIME.
Coroner’s Jury Charges Negroes With
Murder of the Hodges Family.
The coroner’s jury was in session
at Statesboro Tuesday and brought
in their verdict charging Will Cato
and Paul Reid with the murder of
Henry R. Hodges and his family.
Many witnesses were sworn during
the investigation, but no new facts
were brought out, and the evidence
submitted all pointed to Cato and
Reid as the guilty parties. Many be
lieve that there are other negroes who
knew j something about the crime and
its commission, but there is no evi
dence ie bind any one.
The wife of Paul Reid, of States
boro, confessed that Will Cato and
Paul Reid, who are now in jail in Sa
vannah murdered the family and
burned the house. Their motive wa3
robbery. They killed Hodges with
an iro” brace after he had caught
them digging up a pot of money in
the yard. They then killed Mrs.
Hodges and little Kittie by striking
her in the head with a lamp. The
baby was killed before the bouse was
fired.
MISSISSIPPI BARS COLORED MAN.
State Election Commission Makes Change
in Appointing County Electors.
A special from Jackson, Miss., says:
The state election commission, which
is composed of the governor, secre
tary of state and attorney general,will
j at next meeting use a different
method of choosing county electors.
Heretofore it has been customary to
place a negro on the commission in
some of the delta counties where
there are no white republicans, as the
law requires that the republican par
ty be represented, but the state com
mission has decided this year to have
no negroes on any county commission.
They will continue the custom of hav
,n S one republican and two democrats
an( l tlie ne S ro not selected for
P lace - Some time ago the commis
sion decid S ( i to do away with having
uegroes on petit juries,
New Counterfeit Ten-Dollar Bill.
Chief Wilkie, of the secret service,
announces the discovery of a new
counterfeit $10 national bank note. It
is on the National Bank of Commerce.
i in New York, series 1882. Bruce, reg
ister; Wyman, treasurer. It is a poorly
| executed photograph.
WORDS OF PRAISE FOR WORLD’S Fa
<|-M> PROMINENT VISITORS DECLARE IT <W>
SURPASSES ALL EXPECTATIONS
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at St. Louis, and Attendance is Both a Duty and a
St. Louis.—During the past few
weeks a great many men prominent in j
the various walks of life, but partim
lariy in political fields, have visited St.
Louis and the Exposition. The com
nients of some of them, showing a
unanimous opinion of the surpassing
greatness and beauty of the Fair, are
given below:
Governor Benjamin B. Odell says St.
Louis is no warmer than New York
City. In answer to a query as to what j
be thought of the Fair, the Governor
said:
“Two things strike me particularly
concerning the St. Louis Exposition, j
In the first place the magnitude and
the beauty of the whole enterprise ini- i
press themselves upon the visitor from 1
the beginning of his stay. In the sec- i
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FESTIVAL HALL FROM THE EaST.
been badly misrepresented by accounts
which say that her weather is unbear
able. On the contrary, I find that St.
Louis is a comparatively cool place as
compared with New' York City. I dare 1
say from wliat I hear that St. Louis '
will be no w-armer during July and
August than New' York or Chicngo.
The Fair is wonderful. I believe the
people are not going to miss such a
wonderful exhibition as is to be found
in St. Louis. I think the attendance
will be particularly large in the fall,
I find that St. Louis is again misrep
resented when it is said that the city
is not prepared to receive visitors to
the Exposition. The city seems to be
amply supplied with hotels which will
satisfy people of every degree of
wealth. Then there are the numerous
beautiful homes for which St. Louis is
noted, all of wdiich seem to be thrown
open to the visitor. I shall not go into
detail in regard to my views of the
different exhibits; suffice it to say that
they are all wonderful in their com
pleteness and in their beauty. The
wbole Fair is worthy of being seen by
every New' Yorker. A glorious time
awaits those who see the Exposition.”
Hon. John Sharp Williams, of Mis
sissippi, Democratic leader in the
HINLUS AS FIGHTERS.
Native-Born Fighters of India — Tlieir
liahit s
A native officer of India writes of
the native soldiers: .. The Sikhs, or
reformed Hindus, have all the quali
ties of the best fighters, and the In
dians as well as their fellow subjects
In Europe have indeed reason to be
proud of them. There are two other
castes In Punjab also noted for their
fighting qualities, the Jats and the
Dagras.
.. Another great fighting race in Pun
jab inhabiting the northwestern part
are commonly known as the Pathans.
They are now Mohammedans by faith.
The Gufkhas of Nepal, the only inde
pendent State in India, though gener
ally below average height, have proved
themselves the most indomitable,
brave and hardy hill fighters. Euro
pean officers attached to Gurkhas reg
iments love their men and are proud
of them. Their free and easy man
ners, absteminous habits, cheerful dis
position, bravery in the field of war
or of sport help to raise them in the
estimation of all who come in contact
with them. They are of Hindu ori
gin. II
House of Representatives, and tempor
ary Chairman of the Democratic Na
tiona! convention: “The Louisiana
Purchase Exposition is, by far, the
most wonderful tiling of its kind and
as an educator it cannot be excelled,
No one should fail to see the Exposi
tion, as it can not he appreciated by
merely reading about it. 99
Governor Richard Yates, of Illinois:
“The more I see of the Exposition the
more I enjoy it. It is by all means
the greatest World’s Fair I have ever
seen. As an opportunity for becoming
acquainted with the resources of the
country, for acquiring a general knowl
edge of every subject that I can think
of. a visit to the Fair should not be
missed. It is also an excellent means
for having a good time. The amnse
mont features are fine. St. Louis seems
well prepared to take care of her
guests. The city and the management
of the Exposition in particular are to
be congratulated for what they have
accomplished. The Fair is beautiful
and should be seen by all.
Hoke Smith, of Atlanta, Ga., Secre
tary of the Interior under President
Cleveland: “I am highly pleased with
the Exposition, and believe it to be
one of the triumphs of modern civiliza
tion. The Fair is certainly better than
all others I have seen, and it is indeed
quite an education to see the Exposi
tion. The kind of weather that St.
Louis seems to have in store for her
guests is quite an agreeable surprise,
St. Louis is a beautiful city and
seems to be caring for her guests
in a most admirable manner. The Fair
is wonderful and should not be missed
by any one who has the slightest op
portunity of seeing it. yy
Judge D. T. Marvel, of Wilmington,
Del.: “One of the best things, in my
opinion, that can be said of the Fair is
the fact that it is so arranged that al
though hundreds of thousands may be
in the grounds there is no crowding
and no discomfort. The magnitude of
the Fair is wonderful. The exhibits
are beautiful; they represent all the
THEY WERE HAPPY.
An Amusing Conversation Overheard in
a Public l’ark.
An amusing example of the blending
of tlie sentimental and tlie practical
was overheard at Olentangy Park the
other day. Two people greatly inter
ested in each other occupied the boat.
Tlie man was leaning forward, with
his heart in his eyes, and was over
heard by two people on the bank to
say to the girl, who rowed:
“Darling, you are the very sweetest
person in the world, and I can never
tell you—pull on the left oar there,
you’re going to run into the bank.
There isn’t any one in the whole world
to compare with you, and never will
be—tlie right oar, dear, pull hard,
quick. You know as well as I do that
we are made for one another, and—
quick, the right oar, or you’ll run into
that tree. You are positively the
sweetest—both oars, and hard on the
left, darling. Just the dearest girl to
sit there and row me so that I can
look at you—look out there, dear
All this to the delight of the listen
ers on the bank who never Intended
playing eavesdroppers.—Columbus (O.)
Dispatch.
interests of all countries, a
examination of i-V *u ?
them will ohr?
knowledge than could be
many months at a university
logo. The grounds, the build -r
style of architecture, the i 'J
work, all combine atl
to make the
sition the prettiest Ulummatio^., thin? 1 I S h„
seen. The
who wonderful Jas the sight. opportunity I hope that eve!
Fair. will see
Mr. Chas. M. Iveezel, Har
burg, Va.. a . delegate . , to the y.
Republican convention: “The p,
tion surpasses the expectations
cry one. One have <
can a m,
time in St. Louis at most reasonati
pense. It is particularly The Fair is beautiful beyond descri] 1
when it is illuminated mi]J at
with
electric lights. To see the Fair at I
a time is a sight not soon to bel
gotten. No Virginian should misl
opportunity of seeing the Expositl
the grandest ever produced.”
Mr. William Barnes, Jr., of All
N. Y.. Republican State Committel "Yot|
for the State of New York:
say for me that this Fair has I
passed my fondest expectations. I
wonderful. For magnitude, bel
completeness and arrangement it I
not be excelled. The arebitea
massive buildings, and picturesque, of for the theI d|
ent is a treat
The Pike attractions have not I
commented attractions upon enough. Many far. o| |
on the Pike are
educational and instructive than I
of the exhibits to be found ini
stanct. Varied Others Industries could building, be equj foj
not entertain!
from a point of view of
handle St. Louis crowds. seems to be well people preparj of
The
do York not will miss an opportunity Fair, if j
see this wonderful misj a
ever, they are not going to J
They are already here in large
bers and will came in even grl
numbers as.the season advances.
American should miss this Exposit
AN OLD SMOKER’S DREAM.
How Ho ii Swore Off, »» Yet Enjoy*!
Weed.
i k It has been eighteen years sin
as was over-indulgence told to break loose in smoking from tobj 1
about to knock me out.” said S. J. 1
son, though of Chicago. “From that] the j
so dear a lover of betj
I haven’t put a cigar or pipe
sound, my lips, and yet, strange occasions as it I |
on numerous
myself puffing out huge clouth 1
smoke drawn from the most fn 1 "
Havanas that ever were given t<j
lace mankind.
“These smokes, let it he undersj
come in my dreams, but the enjoy 1
they confer is as solid and substai
as in the old days, when the h
gence was a reality. Curiously efl°
too, the visions always present a P
of friends. I can see them P 11
away vigorously. I catch the at
they blow forth; I hear their coni'
tion as in the old days, and the v
atmosphere is of tobacco. Yet, <h
these vivid pictures, awakening 1,1
no desire to resume tlie ancient u
and so I expect to continue d reJl
of smoking to the end of the chapt e