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* Kuropatkin Forced to Decamp 1 ft Two Decisive Engagements. n t \ i Vladivostok Cruising Squad ron Returns to Port Safe 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 *15^ Op'nion is Unanimous That No OLher Exposition Ever Equalled the 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 on q place, I find that St. Louis has r >S v - V; VS..; ijg o. IT i W?| p»i§ mm X. / ..v a mg*' W: 4M v*. m - t. '< > m r .h -L-. -s>„ i •V®*: : ; y5S»$3i&5< tmm ....... mm % If >\ wMgySdS ;c: ■mm sf W# I *$?>: & ?«* 5 j . P n n ft |I A 4 ! & •f . j mtmr tc rkm a m xmKAm&Wtl 4. PfMili ft wmm V. *-} 4 1 ,y A. ■ I 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