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WHOLE NUMBER 16,57?.
1?CHMOND, VA., -WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29,1004
PRICE TWO CENTS.
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SUMMARY OF THE DAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
WASHINGTON, June 28.-Forocaet for
Wednesday nnd Thursday:
Virginia?Partly cloudy Wednesday,
probably sliuwcrs; Thursday fuir, warmer
In Interior; light to fresh northoast to
Bottthoiutt winds.
North Carolina?Mio wer* AVednesday,
warmer In nxtrotno west portion; Thurs
fair, warmer in Interior; light to fresh
uoulli tu southwest winds.
Tho weather In Richmond yesterday
wns cool and pleasant in the mornlngi
followed In th" evening by rising tem?
perature nn'l ft terrlilc electrical storm.
RANG ? OP TIIK THKIiMOMKTl_.Il.
? ?? M. 76
32 M.78
0 P. M. Ml
U Y. M.78
0 P, M.7il
12 midnight . 72
Average. 77 2-3
? Ugliest temperature yesterday.RO
Joy/otti temperature yesterday. r,f
Meati temperature yesterday..,...71
Normal temperature for Juno.74
Departure from normal temp?rature.' fio
Precipitation during past 21 hours..., ?
MINIATURE ALMANAC.
June 29, \VA.
Bun rises.1:?3 I HIGH TIDE.
.Sun neis.7:34 Morning.5:33
Moon rise?.8;5t ) Kvcnlng.0:01
Richmond.
Preliminary steps taken by physicians
nnd others ?or the establishment here of
u furai which shall he tho homo and hos?
pital of consumptives?Baronet of
Sweden now In Richmond on route to Old
Point, where he has special permission to
inspect the defenses of Fortress Monroe,
give? hi? Impression of the management
of the war hy the Japanese; speaks also
of Russian desire for an Island held by
Norway and Sweden-Dr. Charles Iv.
Steel dies at Virginia Hospital after brief
illness?-Old man arrested, he declares,
for having in his possession his own fur?
niture-Speaker Ryan to leave the Leg?
islature-Drowning man had to grasp
red hot rod to save his life; hands very
painfully burned-Death of widow of
former Auditor Turp'.n at advanced age
?if eighty-four years-Woman takes luu
?ianum for headache medicine and nar?
rowly escapes death-Dr. Weston Bruner
considering flatfterlng call from Washing?
ton Church. MANCHESTER-Joint ses?
sion of Council elects School Commission?
er.??, NN'ater Commissioners, Gas Inspector
nnd president of ihe Board of Health
One small tire in tho city in a month
Committee meetings-Marriage at Meado
"Memorial Church this evening-Alleged
??aso of kidnapping comes up oh Satur?
day.
Virginia.
Heavy pressure being brought to hear on
Dr. 13. A. Alderman from* Louisiana to
keep lilm In that Stato?A girl In Orange
swallows carbolic acid by mistake and is
lu u critical condition-Torrlttc storm
?loes Heavy damage In Buckingham-Tho
negroes In Buckingham wanted to lynch
Banks, but could not get a white leader
-Judgo Yarrell opens his campaign in
Petersburg-Non-caucusing members of
Petersburg Council protest against tho
election of city officers by old body and
employ counsel-Three negroes killed
during a thunderstorm Monday in a barn
near Houston, Halifax county-Berkley
whiskey dealers nsk for investigation of
alleged Sabbath violations and now think
thoy acted unwisely.
North Carolina.
Tho Asheville bank cases to be tried at
a special term In Charlotte-The llrst
cotton mill run hy cxdored labor in North
Carolina sold out under foreclosure
Tho Southern Railway purchases the
'/immerman property at Charlotte-Pro?
position to reorganize the Pilot Mountain
Bank and Trust Company at Wlnston
Salem-Big Fourth of July exercises pre?
paring for Gutlford battleground?Cap?
tain M. L. Barker, of Salisbury, accepts
lucrative offer to drill troops in China,
and will leave with his family for that
country, ,
General.
Tlio Inco of the war map changes;
heavy engagement expected to-day near
Sla-Mocheng; Russians routed at Fon
Shin Ling and beat rotreat; Kuropatkin
retires northward with Oku on his heels;
Russian position strengthened and Kuroki
not bo secure from flank attack-Ver?
dict in Slocurn inquest places blame on
directors and officials of Knickerbocker
Steamboat Company, eome of whom have
been arrested; holds Captain Van Shaick
and Pease criminally responsible; charges
'Mate Fiannagan with cowardice, and ad?
vises that action of Inspector Lundberg
be brought to attention of Federal author?
ities?-Wall Street friends preparing to
stampede Domocratlc convention for
Qroyer Cleveland; ex-President said to bo
willing; Chicago report says financi?re
want Gray or Harmon; oplitleal gossip
St. I * ? 111 h boodle.* makes confession to At?
torney Folk and tells remarkable story
of bribes and bribery??Syracuse wins
two out of three races on Pouglikeepslo
course; Cornell takes tho 'Varsity .?.ours
??Seaboard Air Line'directors meet, but
ho statement is forthcoming-Vandals
rip holes In Santos-Dumont's airship and
ascension on July 4th is now Impossible
?JiKlgo Speer renders Important decision
In reference to chaln-gungs?Congressman
House, onco member of Confederate Con?
gress, Is dead In Clarksvlllo, Tenn.?
Cobos, defaulting cashier In Mexico City,
again admits guilt-Dan Kmmett, who
wrote "Dixie," Is dead in Mount Vernon,
O.-Sam Jones saye he is too busy for
vico-presldency?iSenntor Gorman Issues
?Internent snylng recont reports misre?
present him?General Macdpnald begins
operations for reduction of Tibutlan. works
nt Jong and the surrounding mountain
hides.
KNOX AND CORTELYOU
BID CABINET FAREWELL
(By Associated Press,)
WASHLVGTON, D. C, June 28.? Attor?
ney-General Knox nnd Secretary of Com?
merce und Labor Cortelyou took leave of
Ihelr Cabinet associates at the soinl
w?okly meoting to-day. Their successors,
Secretary Moody and Victor H. Metculf,
are expected to tako tho oath of oillco
next Friday, tlie beginning of the now
fiscal year. Paul Morton, Secretary
Moody's successor in the Navy Depart?
ment, probahly will not assume the duties
of his olllce until next Monday.
The 110 advertisement** for Uolp pub?
llsl.ecl in to-day's Tlnioa-ulsnatoh ou
page ti aro us follows *
3 Onice Help, 5 Agents.
10.) Miscellaneous, ii Trades.
8 Domestics.
L
This not only Interests those out of
work,? but those desiring to improve
timi/.? panifions as well.
Mr. Cleveland's Picture of Himself and Miss Democracy.
?McCutchean, In Chicago Tribune.
ARE PLANNING FOR
CLEVELAND STAMPEDE
-;- ?
Heavy Financial Backing AVill
be Thrown Behind the
Movement. .
MINES ARE NOW BEING LAID
Wall Street Is in for It and
Grover Is Said to be
Willing.
(Special to Th*s Tlmes-Dlspatch.)
NEW YORK. Juno ?8.?Orovci clove
land's friends In Wail Street, have plan?
ned to stampede the St, Louis conven?
tion for the cx-Presldent. The im?nelo!
interests will bo represented, altnougn no?
body In Wall Street to-duy wou a say
how theso interests Intend In orlng about
the nomination of Mr. Cleveland Tho
impression in the financial aislrict ,3 th*t
Parker cannot secure the nomination
and that Bryan's influence will not be
i.cworfuj onought to offset any movement
to have Cleveland nominated.
One of the leading fnanclers 'n the
country, who Is a warm friend of tha
former President, saya Cleveland will not
refuso tho nomination.
"No man has over refused the nomi?
nation of a national convention," he
said, "and I have every assurance that
Mr. Cleveland will not establish a prece?
dent."
The statement Is being ireely made
that Cleveland has been assured ot heavy
financial backing and It Is with this pro?
viso that he has practically agreed to
becomo the Democratic presidential can?
didate.
Sinews Waiting to be Strained.
Regarding the question of lundi, to con?
ouct the Democratic campaign next fa'l,
the Wall Street Journal to-morrow will
say :
"Thoso who aro anxious to bring about
the nomination ot tho form?}: Democratic
1 resident, assert that, with Mr. Cleve?
land as Us standard-bearer, tho Demo?
cratic party would have little difficulty
*n raising the funds needed ior tne con?
duct of the campaign. Eight yours ago,
when, for a brief period, fio election of
McKinley seemed In doubt, they claim
thut a leading railway capitalist came
to Wall Street and In thrjc days time
raised $3,000,000 for the Republican Na?
tional Committee. If Mr. Cleveland wore
the nominee of tho Democratic party this
(Continued on Second Pngo.)
NO FINANCIAL
PLAN CONSIDERED
Seaboard Directors Meet, But
Mr. Williams Refuses
to Talk.
(Special to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch.)
NEW YORK,' Juno 28.?I'll?* directors
i,l tho Soaboard Air ???? mot to-uiy, and
?while It wns rumored that ???.?'??-p? o?
great- Import, concerning tho lutili"? ii-,aii
( lai reorganization of the coin par. y vero
considered ut the nicet.ng, and th ' il
very lively discussion of tho vlu imi.? plans
lor putting tho rond ou a botter liuti:
cial looting took place, no dliect state?
ment could be obtained from any ot'ilie
directors.
When seen after tho meeting, Mr. John
Pkollon William?, chairman cf l.io jonnl,
elated that nothing of puu'lii* liitoiv?!
had been discussed. Mr. Williams said
i hut iu> financial plun hud bcon coiisid
i'i'Cil ut Uie meeting,
BOODLER'S
CONFESSION
Gutke, of St. Louis, Tells Folk
About Operations of the
'"Combine."
IMPORTANT REVELATIONS
(By Associated Press.)
, ST. LOUIS, MO., June 28,-It was an?
nounced to-day that Charles A. Gutke,
former member of tlie House of Dele?
gates, convicted on a charge of bribery
and soon to be tried on a similar charge,
to-day made a complete confession to
Circuit Attorney Joseph AV. Folk, -in
which he declared that former Delegate
Charles F. Kelley told him he received
$50,000 for going to Europe when his pres?
ence in St, Louis jeopardized men .of
prominence. Kelley Is also resting under
one conviction, and is soon to be tried
in another case.
Circuit Attorney Folk attaches great
Importanco to tlio revelations which
havo been made by Gutke. He said
that it opened up many new
avenues of Investigation, and that It
brought things to llglit which had not
been heard of before, involving tho men
higher up.
The Confession.
When ho caino from tho circuit attor?
ney's office, Gutke had given for publi?
cation written extracts from his confes?
sion, of which the following Is a part:
"Tho first bill that came up after I
had become a member of the combini) in
tho House of Delegates was 'the suburban
loop bill.' The combino got 120,000 for
tholr votes on this bill; on tho 'Unlor
Avenue' bill wo got $18,000; on tho 'Cen?
tral Trnction* hill wn got $75,000; on the
'Third Street lino' bill we got $15,000; on
the 'Lighting' bill swe got $47,500; on tho
'suburban' bill wo wore to got $75,000,
Which Is now In the safo deposit box In
tho Lincoln Trust Company, being placed
there with tho agreement that It should
be turned over to us when the hill had
beon passed.
"Whilo these are some of the largest
bribes secured during my torni of office,
thero were innumerable others ranging,
from $10,000, for switching hills, to a few
hundred dollars for somo minor privilege.
Tho bribe prices were fixed In meetings
of tho combine.
"We would select an agejit of tho com?
bino by hullnt to nogotiato for and re?
ceive the nionoy. Tills agent would dis?
tribute thn money amongst lie, From my
Intimate knowledge of dealings with this
combine, and from Information secured on
what has been going on hero for tho
lust quarter of u century, I mako the
positive statement that thero,, Is hardly
a corporation In tho city of St. Louis
of $250,000 and over that has not (?ithor
been held up for bribe money or bought
official action from the combine of dele?
gates.
Acted as Agent.
"I'acted as the agent of tho combine
lu a number of theso deals. In the
'Suburban' deal I wont with Kratz to
Stock's house and was present when the
agreement was made regarding tho bribe
of $ft0,000 l'or lCratis, which Is now in a
luck box in the Mississippi Valley Trust
Company. 1 went with ?'hurles Krutvi
nuil Carroll to tho office of a prominent
l.i'okiT in tlie Lighting ?leal and there
$20,(100 was pulii me by this broker to
give tho iioinblne, and tin? promise Was
mudo then, thut ?,27,500 inure would be
yul?V*
WAS DUE
TO GROSS
NEGLECT
I I.
Coroner's Report on the
' Slocum Disaster,
MUCH COWARDICE
AND MISCONDUCT
Captain Van Shaick and Captain
Pease Are Held Criminally
Responsible.
OFFICIALS OF COMPANY
HAVE BEEN AfffiESTED
Jury Returns Sensational Ver?
dict and Coroner at Once Is?
sues Warrants?Mate Flan
nagan Is Called a Coward.
Inspector Lundberg
Also Criticised.
The coroner's Jury In the Slocum In?
quest has returned a verdict finding:
That the Immense loss of life on the
General Slocum was due to the miscon?
duct of the directors of the Knickerbocker
Steamboat Company;
That Captain Van Shaick Is ci-lmlnally
responsible;
That Captain Pease, of the Grand Re?
public, and captain of the steamboat
company's fleet, is criminally responsible
In that he failed to "properly equip the
Slucum with fire apparatus;
That Mate Flannagan acted In a "cow
ardly manner"; ?
That the action of Inspector Lundberg
should be brought to the' attention of the
Federal authorities,
Coroner Berry has Isstied warrants for
the arrest of the direct?.;/)? of the Knick?
erbocker Steanfboat Company. Inspec?
tor Lundberg and Mate Fl.innagan have
been held In $1,000 ball. The president
and secretary of the Company are also
under bond.
(By Associated Pr?s**-)
NEW YORK, June 2?!.- 1'he ?nqulry
conducted by Coronor Ben y ai.u a jury
Into tho General Slocum di'siu>t-v.? was
roncluded to-day, and after nearly l'eut*
hours' deliberation a verllct was ron?
dered in wh.ch the directors ot ?it- Knick?
erbocker Steamboat Computi}, tn?? cap?
tain of the Slocum, Captala Pease, the
commodore of the company s fL-'t airi
ethers were held criminally i*t*sp_-..?.bl-?'
Warrants for their tirre'st wero issued.
The mate of the Slocum, accoullng lo
the Jury, acted In a cowardly manner,
nnd the misconduct o? Steamboat tti?>n>e?t
tor Lundberg, It was recommended
should be brought to tho attention cf the
Federal authorities.
Manslaughter in Second Degree.
The charge In each cas?? was :n*vn
flaughter in tho second degree. Bail w_3
fixed by tho coroner In amounts varying
from $1,000 to ?5.000. The i.irec-'.-a ?if
.he company are Frank A. Barnaby, ry.iii?
tilent; Charles E. Hill, vice-president;
Barnes K. Atkinson, secretary; C. Pelacey
Evans, Robert 3C. Story, Flovd S. i.orbin
and Frank G. Doxter.
When the assistant district attorney
moved that warrants bo Issued aftu- tho
verdict had been given, Mr. MeManus,
counsel for the steamboat company, pro?
tested that such procedure was unneces?
sary, as all the men wero ready to ap?
pear and givo ball when caiied foi Tho
protest was of no avail.
Released on Bond.
The mate, Edward Flan najan, who was
under detention ns a witness, was the
Barnaby and Secretary Atkinson, and
l*ls ball was fixed at S1.000. No bpnds
mtin bel'ng- on hand, ho waa committed
I
(Continued on Second Page.*!
HEAVY PRESSURE
ON DR._A_LDERMAN
Louisianians Doing All They
Can to Keep Him at
Tulane.
(Special to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch.)
CHrtKLOTTEHVlLLE, VA.; Juno 28.
Fresldent-elect Alderman spent another
Strenuous day to-day, being kept busy
acknowledging telegrams and letters from
his numerous admirers throughout
Louisiana, who aro leaving no stono uu
turned In their effort to Induca him to
declino the presidency of Ilio University
of Vlrglna. Hardly hatl ho breakfasted
this morning beforo a message camo from
Baton llouge, stating that Uilrty-flve
Slato senators and ninety representatives
had signed a petition asking hint to stay
with 'rulline.?
Arci?n*-* tho other telegrams received
was the following :
New Orleans, La, June '.'A.
Dr. Edwin A. Alderman,
University of Virginia.
Large and enthusiastic meeting of
uluniiil adopted resolutions to-night and
memorials presented, signed by Governor
Mayor, judges, bank presidents, and all
exchanges, lawyers, doctors, clergy und
business men and members of Opperai
Assembly, all oudijrslnB your administra?
tion, urging you to remain with Tulane
anil assuring you of co-operation and sup?
port In' the future. Same iniilletl to-night.
You huvo been our best friend, and
wo want ytil* with us always.
TITLANH ALUMNI ASSOCIATION,
CHARLES HOSEN, President,
ijEO. H. TJ5WWH"JI5?K-, Suo'y.
READY TO GRIP IN
A FIERCE STRUGGLE
The, huddle of huts below the trench In
which the Japanese are pouring fire Into
the Russian ranke, la Llao-Yang, the storm
centre of the Manchurlan campaign. It la
an Important strategic point between Muk?
den and Hai?Chang, The Japanese are
now attacking the railroad between Muk?
den and Llao-Yang.
SUPREMACY
IS BROKEN
Cornell Loses to Syracuse in
Two Races on Poughkeep
sie Course.
WINS THE 'VARSITY FOUR
_ I
Winners on Poughkeepsle Course yes?
terday:
'Varsity fours?Cornell, two miles; time
10 minutes, 53 3-5 seconds.
Freshman eights?Syracuse, two miles;
time 10 minutes. 1 second.
'Varsity eights?Syracuse, four miles;
time 20 minutes, 22 3-5 seconds.
(By Associateli Press.)
POUGHKEKPSIE, N. Y.. June 2S.-Cor
pell's supremacy Is broken and the Syra?
cuse" men In town to-night nro lu a state
of hilarious delight, for In two out of
three races on the Poughkeepsle course
to-day, the only races In Which she was
enetred, tho crews of Syracuse University
won victory from the sons of Cornell.
In tho four-mile eight-oar "varsity race
and In the freshmen two-mile elght-onr
race, the Syracuse oarsmen won hy hand?
some margins, coming out of obscurity
so marked that last night tho friends of
Syracuse could not find takers for bets
at 1 to 12. Cornell won the four-oar
'varsity raco with case. Wisconsin, which
was thought to threaten all competitors
In the four-oar and? 'varsity races, was
nover a factor, coining in next to last
In tho four-oar race and lust In tho
'varsity.
Feeble Showing by Columbia.
Columbia, the "dark horse?,!.' whoso
mysterious doings up stream have led
to a good deal of solicitude on tho part
of all of her competitors, did woll In tho
four-oared race, in which she .came In
second, though sho mado but a feeble I
showing in the others, coming In last in |
tho freshmen raco and fourth in tho
'varsity.
No records wore broken. Indeed, the
last was slower than for threo years In
two of tho races, and moro thnn a min?
uto anil ? luilf slower than last year's
'varsity ruco.
In the 'varsity olghts Cornell led oft
at the pistol shot in characteristic stylo
but lost her lead almost, Immediately to
Syracuse, which a ?|utck stroko pulled
? head to a lend which thoy never lost
during the race, and which was Increased
to flvo lengths at tho finish.
The real race was between the other
four crows. Wisconsin for a time fought
hard for third placo, hut after tho soc?
ond mile sho fell steadily out of it, and
finished rather badly at the tali of tho
procession. Georgetown made a fine
strugglo also for third place, but could
not mulntuln thn tremendous pace, and
finally had to give way to both Pennsyl?
vania nnd Columbia.
The Summary.
Following Is the summary:
'Varsity four-oared ruco?two miles
Won by Cornell. Time, 10 minutes 53 H-5
seconds; Columbia, 11:12 I-fi; Pennsylvania,
11 ?1? 3-5; Wisconsin, 11:18 2-5; Georgetown,
11:34 3?5.
Freshmen, eight-oared ??raco?two mllos?
Won by Syracuse, T'me. M minutes one
second; Cornell, 10:12 2-5; Pennsylvania,
10:18 1-5; Columbia. 10:28 1-2.
'Varsity olght-ourcil race?four miles?
Won by Syracuse. Time, 20 minutes 22 3-5
seconds; Cornell, 20:31 1-5; Pennsylvania,
20:33 4-d; Columbia, 20;4fi 2-5; Georgetown,
20:63 3-5; Wisconsin, 21:01 1-5.
COLONEL JOHN F, HOUSE
DIES AT CLARKSVILLE
. CkAUKSVILLF, TKNiW, Juno 28.?For
mer Congressman John F. House died
litre to-day. Tho deceased was a mem?
ber of tho Confederate Congress and of
tlio United Slulus Congress from 1875 lo
18S3. He wus defeated In' 1887 for the
United States Senate by Senator Hate.
Colonel House wus born In Williamson
county, this ?.tutu, lu 1?3T. ,
HOPE FOR
THE DYING
Movement Begun '.to Establish
Farm for Consumptives
Near Richmond.
PROMINENT MEN JOIN HANDS
A move has been inaugurated by the
Associated Charities, composed of all
the charitable organizations of the city,
to perfect plans for tho prevention and
spread of tuburculosie In this State and
city.
The first important development In th,o
matter was the unanimous approval which
was given it last night by the Richmond
Academy of Medicine and Surgery.
Dr. Henry Vf. Cook, at tho request of
the Associated Charities, Introduced the
questlcm of prevention of tuburculosis. Dr.
Cook presented the scope of action as
contemplated in order that It might ro
celvo tlio moral support of this represen?
tative body of physicians of Richmond.
Tho organizations will work along tho
lines already proven so efficacious under
tho administration of Dr. Hermann Biggs,
chairman of tho City Health Board of
Now York, who was Instrumental In car
j rytng out the movement ugulnst tho dis?
ease tn tho metropolis.
I. Thoro mortality has been reduced fifty
por cent, in less than two decades, mean?
ing the saving of over tour thousand lives
a year. His efforts were directed under
certain woll-dellned laws.
Besides the strict observance of tho
rules of health and use uf the most nu?
tritious and strengthening food, tlio plan
embraces a farm where those In early
stages of tho disease may be treated und
nurtured back to honlth.
Many Cases Curable.
From sixty to seventy per cont. of ear?
ly cases aro enrabio under those condi?
tions.
For tho present, the Associated Chari?
ties will confine themselves to woikiug
??.long but two of the rules ?oroscrlbud,
looking to tho futuro development af their
plans, ?
It Is nroposod to establish a tann on
*bo suburbs, and to undertake to aupply
the worthy indigent cases In their homes
with nourishing food, and to give them
rjistruetlon in sanitation.
Expert opinion from some Noi thorn
Jtinatorlums Is thnt lu this clima.o such
Continued on Socond Page.
COBOS AGAIN
ADMITS GUILT
Says lie Plundered the Central
Bank of About
$470.000.
(By Associated Press.)
MIOXICO CITY. June 28.-Assistant
Cashier Cobos, of tho Central Bank, bus
again uilmltted his guilt, and expressed
reu't'ot that other bank employes we,ru
held. He confesses thut he plundered
the bunk of about $170,000, having ab?
stracted. ?8OO,000 from th? bank receipts
on Muy 30th and 31st. Mho value of all
the property purchased by Cobos is small
compared with the annjunt of money
taken, and up Investigation is being mail?
In the hop? of recovering at hast par) of
it. ? new a.viiaium, cashier was up?
coluteli U1--U?/.
Ktiroki's Movements Cause War
Picture in East to Change
Its Lines.
SLAVS DEFEATED AT FEN SHUI
Kuropatkin Withdraws to the
North With Oku on His Heels.
Fight Expected To-day.
(By Associated Press.)
HAI CHENG, June .28.?Th?
war picture has quickly changed,
thanks to General Kuroki's
movements.
A heavy engagement is ex?
pected to-morrow, near thc vil?
lage of Sia-Mocheng, "fifteen1
miles south-southeast of Hat
Cheng and an equal distance due
east of the railway.
The Japanese have now p^ss^
ed Daliti Hill and arc twenty
miles south of the Russian posi?
tion.
The Associated Press corre?
spondent returned her,e from Ta V
Tche Kiao at dawn to-day. A.:,
terrific rain rendered the rpads*
almost impassable. ' V?
The Russian regiments are
camped on high grounds. Signal:
fires from thc hills are burning*,',
lighting up the bivouacs and the '
lines of the cavalry r?giments.*
Long trains of soldiers are con?
stantly passing and repassing.
Thc Russian troops are in excel?
lent condition.
General Kuropatkin and his
staff are apparently quite easy in
their minds. The Japanese have
: given the Russians time to
strengthen their base and flank
while General Kuroki is not as
secure as formerly from a flank
attack. General Kuroki cannot
get around the Russian position
without forcing a fight.
IS BACKING OFF.
Kuropatkin Still Pushing North?*
ward, With Oku on
His Heels.
(By Associated Press.)
ST. PETERSBURG, June 20?1:51 A. M.
?No further advices from tho front hud
been received up to midnight, though
news from General Kuropatkln and Roar
Admiral WIthoft (In command of the
naval force at Port Arthur) was eagerly
awaited. The usual rumors uf. heavy
fighting pervndod tlie city, but they wero
based wholly pn tho fact that tho armlos
are in closo touch.
Though It appears now from General
Kuropatkln's tactics that a heavy en?
gagement may bo deferred for some days.
It is possible that the Japanese may rush
matters, tx is not generally expected
hero that Goneral Kuropatkln will give
hattlo until ho reaches a position of hin
own selection.
It may clarify tho military situation to
explain that tho country in which the
armies are now comlnr Into contact con?
sists of a series of mountain chains run?
ning parallel with the railway alongside
of which tho Russians are falling back
a? thi? Japanesa advance. Fon-Shul Mo
Tien and Dalln are all pass?e which take
tholr namtw from the mountains over
which thoy run. General Kurokl, wh??
has heretofore been east of theso moun?
tains, Is advancing to tho westward from
Siu-Yen through a very rough country,
and his columns must traverse the passa*
named beforo emerging Into tho most
open country along the railroad, uppruxi
roatoly abreast of Tu-Tt-he-Kfap, Hal?
Cheng and Lino Vang.
Tho Russian outposts and tho Japanest*
uni now In close touch at these passes.
The Russians, after harassing the Jap?
anese advance from eaoh of theso posi?
lions, nro falling hack on Gonoral Kura?
putkin's main body, which le supposed to
ho somewhere between Lieo Yuug and
Ta-Tche-Kla*>
General Kuropatkln Is nov?r movine
slowly northward along tho railway, and
wherever he makes a stand there will be
precipitated what Is expected to bo th?*
decisive battle of the campaign.
In the meantime General Oku Is advanc?
ing along tho railroad on tho heels of the
withdrawing Russians. He la backed by
a powerful army. How lariee a portion of
this army he has detached to Jola General
Kurokl has not hei/n developed, but It U
probably large enough to add material ,
severity to the fighting beforo the H''*H
ti.m* finally abandon the mountains.
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