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VOL. XLIII. NO. 70.
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The Herald
LOS ANGELES, THURSDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 20, 1894.
NEWS OF THE MORNING.
Temperature and Forecast.—Report of obser
vations taken at I.os Ange'es December If),
IMiU. [Note -Barometer reduced to sea level.)
Time. I liar. Thcr. IIH'm Wrl Vcl W'thcr
BtOOft. m. 80.03 BS 94 E 1 IRain
5:00 p. m. 129.90 64 90 W 9 ISprkl'g
Maximum temperature, M,
Minimum temperature, 52.
Rainfall past 24 hours. 1.33.
Km ii; nil {ur season, 4.U9.
United States Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau. Reports received at I,os An
geles Dec. lit. 1804. observations taken at all
stations at H p.m., 75th meridian time:
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54
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l.os Angeles—The fire commission fails to de
cide on locations for three new chemical en
gines.
The tramp prob'em as seen by various minds
and illustrated hy incidents.
Some facts about the career of General Booth,
commander of the .Salvation army, who wl 1 bo
here on Sunday.
The city council investigates the cost of
painting bridges and discusses the need of
crosswalks.
George Mowers makes a rich gold strike near
Lancaster.
In tho case ol Patterson, charged with shoot
ing at an engineer in A. R I". strike, the mys
terious James Colvin is accurately described
by witness.
Sir Rivers Wilson arrivos In California to
look after his Central Pacific interests and tn
jovs rain and fresli strawberries.
The Santa Monica smugglers Allgren, Smith
and Monde/, on trial before Jirlge Ross.
Marshal Covarrubias discovers that federal
prisoners in the San Bernardino county jail
are allowed to go and come as they choose.
The Premillenialists in conference think
we are near agreat dispensation; diabolism
making more progress than Christianity.
Old George Smith, the alleged participant
in the Roscoe train robbery, arraigned yester
day.
Yesterday's rain: incidents in the street nnd
reports from various [daces; considerable dam
age to railroad bridges cast ot San Bernardino;
wrecking trains sent out to make repairs.
Missing Ed Conlcy, tho horse trainer, found
in Albuquerque, and hls t wif, starts to get his
exidauat on.
Death of John Moriarty, cx-counbi man.
Neighboring Cities—The oil development at
Summerland assuming importance.
Death of Mrs. Douglas at Santa Barbara.
San Pedro's efficient councilmen; shipping
nolcs.
Fine crops assured around Downey.
The Electric Railway company in a bad fix
at South Pasadena.
Masonic oftiCfrs installed at Pasadena.
A meeting called atSauta Ana to consider
testing the title tn the San Joaquin rancho.
Time table affairs at Santa Mou.ca; social
affair*. «. I
Mrs. Miller and her companion, J. McCarthy,
brought back to Anaheim from an sloping
tour.
The last car of walnuts shipped from Rivera.
Pointers for Today—Vaudeville at the Im
perial.
Keene in Hamlet at the Los Angeles theatre.
Jury on Santa Monica smugglers case to be
chorged 10 a. m. in the federal court,
Crime—Masked men rabbed John Collins of
Sioux City, la., of $1100 in gold.
Lee Danncr was convicted of seduction at
Visalla,
Ted Newell, a Colorado desperado, surren
dered to the San Francisco police.
Frank Buell, an ex-convict, is in jail at San
Bernardino for swindling.
Burglars continue to loot Sacramento houses.
Arrangements for the execution of Thomas
St. Clair, one of the mutineers of the bark
Ilesper, have been completed.
Tho Ware murder in San Francisco is as
much a mystery as ever.
| tWashington—Discussion on the canal bill
wasoootlnued in the senate yesterday Per
kins of California favored it.
The senate confirmed a number of nay pro
motions.
A large number of house members will speak
on tho Carlisle hill.
Labor leaders for a national committee on
arbitration.
Obituary— Eugene Kelly, banker, died in
New York.
Theodoie Huston, United States consul at
Juarez, Mexlop, died ye terday morning.
Colonel MiitGaither, prominent in Kentucky
polities, died yesterday at Harrcdsburg.
Sir Edward B. Lechmere, member of the
house of commons, is dead.
Foreign - A number of Chinese officers have
been arrested and will be punished for the loss
of Port Arthur.
Diplomats in Pekin are combining for local
defense.
Wore atrocities are reported from Armenia.
News has been received of the third army in
Japan.
James Creelmnn's graphic description of the
battle at Port Arthur.
Miscellaneous—The Oakland water front case
is oh trial in the United States supremo court.
Correspondence of Admiral Walker shows
thai the British consul at Hawaii plotted
against the Americans.
Urandee, Monrovia and St. Brandon were the
favorites who won at the Bay district track.
The schooner Mary Gilbert waa wrecked at
Alsca bay, Oregon.
GeorgeS. Young of Phi.adelphia died from
effect of a kick received while pl-ying foo ball.
The burning coal mine at Newcastle, Wash.,
will l>e abandoi cd.
I. W. Ilellmen, one of the newly elected free
holders in San Kiancisco cannot qualify on ac
count of residence, and Kan Francisco wi.l lose
new charter.
A wealthy New Yorker's matrimonial mis
take.
George Whittell charges that the Sou hern
Pacific company has wrecked tho Central rail
way.
A lire at llnlfiax, N. S., threw 400 men out of
work.
Ihe dst ot overdue vessels at San Francisco
now number 10.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Tharles Albert Spragtio, l.os Angeles 41
Mrs. Frances W. Weeks, l.os Angeles at!
Albert(i. Scudder, Los Angeles 25
Annie A. Megi •, Lo, Angeles 22
Harry H. Morgan, l.os Angeles aa
Alaniuii. CuuninghaJn, Los Angeles 22
Loreto Travinio, Los Angeles 40
Adelaide P. de Altaniirano, Los Augehs 30
John H. Stroop. Los Angeles 28
Charity E. Haldridge, Los Angeles 31
\V. \V. Larraway, San l'eilro ' at!
'Katheryn F. Davis, San Pedro 20
De Any E. MeCormiek, Pomona 25
llekn C. Burkhardt. Pomona 28
George C. t.'lurk. FuUertpn 31
Editli L. Johnson, Norwalk 20
George Partridge, Pasadena 33
Alice M. Rollins. Pasadena al
DIED.
thU Olty, December 19,18 Mi
John Moriarty ageil 44 years.
All members of Division No. 1, Ancient Order
of Hibernians, are requested to meet in their
ball, ilo} = N. Main su. Friday morning, Dee.
Jl't, at b :30, to attend the funeral ol our late
brother, John Moriarty.
BULLDOZED BY BYRNES.
The Superintendent Figures
in the Lexow Inquiry.
A Witness Explains Why Police-
men Lie.
Captain of a Squad Who Dealt in
Property.
An Ofnear tVho Bald the liv and Not
tha Polloa Ia to Blami far
Vie In New lark.
By the Associated Press.
New York, Dec. 19.—Superintendent
Byrnes figured conspicuously in the tes
timony of two witnesses before the
Lexow committee today.
John Marrell, formerly agent of the
society for the prevention of crime, tes
tified that Superiutendent l.yrnea had
bulidc/.ed him with threats and force
into divulging the secrets of hit society
and bad afterwards relented when be
learned that the witness was a brother
Mason.
Hattie Ross, a colored woman who
some years ago conducted two disorder
ly bouses in this city, swore she paid
'"protection" money to wardmen under
Captain Byrnes, now superintendent of
police.
Superintendent Byrnes denied all the
allegations againßt him. Other inci
dents of interest occurred before the
committee, but none of them caused co
much excitement ac did the mention of
Superintendent Byrnes.
Xx Inspector Steers waa in the court
room today. He announced a reauiaoßa
to go on tbe stand and deny Sergeant
Tnyior'B accusations.
Inspectors McAvoy, Williams and Mc-
Laughlin were eubtd'tiaed to testify bH
fore the committee, but Williams waa
temporarily excused and the other „wo
ware not called.
Dr. Owen .J. Ward, of Gonverneur Isl
and hospital, who waa yesterday ap
pointed to examine "Honest" John
Martin, reported that the Utter waa
very ill and not in a condition to :eati ly
before the committee.
DRAWS TWO SALARIES.
Mr. Goff announced that in connection
witb the evidence already adduced re
garding the payment of pensions to re
tired officers, be had discovered that
Policeman Thomas Bradley was now
acting as chiei of police at Norwalk,
Conn., and at tha sam tune drawing a
police pension from lb., city.
Policeman Iterman, who teatifiad yes
terday, was placed on tbe stand. He
stated that be had told tbe truth yester
day. Then Senator O'Connor turned
and asked: "Can you tell me, otticer.
why it is tbat a police officer will get on
the stand and swear to an untruth? Id
it fear of their superior officers?"
"Yee, that ib it."
Sergeantßurna.one of Captain Allaire's
subordinates, swore that he did not
know that dock policemen had to pay
one-half their extra earnings to the cap
tain of the steamboat eqr.ad. He admit
ted tbat it is a common rumor, however,
tbat this is done.
"Now, about Sergeant Taylor's testi
mony, can you tell us what became of
the envelopes which Taylor placod in
the deck?"
Witness bad no recollection of seeing
such envelope ac that deaciibed by -er
geant Taylor, marked "Btreet cleaning
department," in the packages daily sent
to the inspector.
"Will you swear you know nothing
whatever about this envelope con aining
money ?"
"Yes."
Sergeant Cornelius Roll, another sub
ordinate of Captain Allaire, next testi
fied. Witness had no personal knowl
edge, nor had he heard any rumor of
the collection of money described by
Sergeant Taylor.
LIEU FOR REVENGE.
Then Taylor was recalled to tbe Btand.
Mr. Goff real irom an iuterview with
ex-Inspector Steers, in which he waa
quoted as saying that Taylor's testimony
was a tiesueof falsehoods and was given
simply aa a mode of vengeance for hia
refusal to grant tbe serg ant a favor.
"Are you still prepared to swear as
you did yeaterdav?"
"I am, for I told the truth."
"Did yon call on Mr. Steers last Sat
urday, as tbe interview relates?"
"I did."
"Did tho purported conversation occur
between you and bim?"
"No: it did not. I went to Inspector
Steers last Saturday evening and told
him that I intended to tell the truth.
He asked if I intended to mention bis
name, and I told turn I waa going to tell
tbe truth, no matter whom I might im
plicate."
"Had you been drinking, aa
charged?"
"No; I bad not."
"Now, aorgeant," asked Senator
Lexow, "how do you account for tbs fact
tbat both the other sergeants have do
med they ever saw the envelope?"
"Well, they may not have seen any."
"Is it possible then that they know
nothing about it?"
"Yes, I never toid any of them."
Mr. GofT led the witness to say the
money was paid to tbe captain of the
steamboatequad in ordertbat theofficera
might be pei milted their assignment to
duty on tbe docks. Witness said ho
had been approached by several people
in reference to his testimony of yester
day but refused to say anything about
it. He had no knowledge of any other
LMoney being collected in that precinct
besides tbe dock money.
Taylor also s*id that Steers bad never
told him whether or not he divided thie
money with anyone and he waa not
aware that the inspector did not make
any division.
A policeman's fortune.
Shortly before tbe opening of ths
Afternoon session ex-luspector Steerß
entered the courtroom and took a seat
beside Captain Allaire. Captain An*
thotiy J. Allaire was tha first witness
tbis ifrnrni i. a.
"Who made you captain?" asked Mr.
GofT.
"Thomas E. Acton, in 1867."
Witness said that in 1883 he bought a
house at 143 East Nineteenth street,
paying $12,000 cash, allowing the Bow
ery Havings bank to retain a mortgage
on the property forIGOOO. This lien he
paid off in two years. In 1892 he sold
the house for $18,500, and moved up to
Harlem. Then he bought a house on
Ninety-third street, paying $27,000 for
it, $0000 in cash and giving a mortgage
for the remaining $18,000; this mort
gage was paid up a few months •atro.
Witness said be bad $1000 in different
banks, and that neither his wife nor
daughter owned any property of any
description. He is now in command of
the steamboat squads.
"You appointed your own wardmen?"
"No, I did not."
"Did you ever hear of any wardman
making collections in the various pre
cincts?"
"No, I never did, except by rumor."
"Did your men collect any money in
your precinct?"
"No."
"Well, what about Frank Wilson?
How did be get rich in your precinct?"
"I don't know."
"And George Hess and John Wade?"
"I don't know anything about that."
"By the way, captain, did you ever
know the notorious Mrs. Martin?"
" Yob."
' She flourished in one oi your pre
cincts several years ago, did she not?"
"She did not flourish; ahe lived there.
The women were arrested over and over
again. I've seen a woman get six
months twice a week."
"How did they get loose?"
"I don't know."
"Thia all happened in the Tenth pre
cinct. I believe?"
"Yea."
A FAILURE OF TOT'S LAW.
The witness aaid that in tho Tenth he
had raided houae3 time after time, but
that it was not in his power, even as
captain, to supuresa these houses.
"Why?" asked Mr. Got!'.
"It's a failing of the law," replied
the captain.
Captain Allaire said he reported theee
houses every three months to hie au
perior officers. He waa not aware that
the houses sold liquor in opposition to
to the excise laws.
"Well, Captain," said Mr. GofT, "can
you toll ua how much money was col
lected from the disorderly houses while
you were, captain of the Tenth?"
"I don't kuow tbat any money waa
collected.. I never aaw any of it."
"D d you ever ask any of your men
■boat it?"
"No, 1 never did but onoe, and they
denied ail knowledge of it."
"I> d you ever forbid them to collect
any of tiiis money?"
■ "Yes, I did."
"And also forbid them to collect
money from gambling houefi"
"During the laat cix yeara toat I was
there there were no gambling houses in
the precinct."
The captain gave it as bis opinion
that the excise lawa could not be per
fectly enforced iv thia*city because the
pohco could not know of all the places
where it is violated.
"How about disorderly houeee?" con
tinued Mr. Goff. "You raided theae
houeea every onco iv a while in order to
get blood money, did you not?"
"No, we did not. We raided them in
order to drive them away from tbe pre
cinct."
"Do you remember the murder Chick
Murphy committed in your precinct?"
"No. waa the man arrested ?" asked
the capUiu.
"I wnn going to ask tbat question
myself," replied Mr. Goff.
A LAI'SE OF MEMORY.
Mr. Goff tried to call it to the cap
tain's mind by reminding him that
Superintendent Murray at the time went
on Murphy'a bond, but tbe captain
could not recall the case. He denied
also that green goods men bad had any
headquarters in his precinct, and tbat
shell fakira bad to pay for their privi
leges. Questioned ac to bow many
Christma* presents he bad received
from the liquor dealers in the precinct,
Ihe captain replied: "None; oh, yes,
wait a minute. I might have."
Then he remembered that at different
times he had received a basket of fruit
or wines, but b.9 never know who sent
them.'
"Well, now, captain, since you have
been superintendent of the ntoainboat
(quad, have yoi known about the
mouthlv collections: mado from the dock
officers?"
"No, I bave not; I never heard of
them until thia testimony was given."
"Sergeant Taylor has sworn be put in
your desk an envelope with money in it
every month. Do you know anything
about tbat?"
"No. I do not."
"Nevor heard of it before?"
"No, never did."
"And all tbe time you were captain
you knew nothing aboct this?"
"No, 1 did not."
Captain Allaire waa then excised.
I'KHU OF I'ROTCCTION.
Hattie Hoes, colored, was then called.
She awore that in 1870 she opened dis
orderly houses on Wooater aud West
Third streets. In anawer to God's ques
tions, she said she paid tbe wardman
fSO a month for each house. This was
paid to Wanlman Levin.
"Who WM captain of tha precinot at
the time?" aRkHd Mr. God.
"Captain Byrnes, now superintend
ent."
She also testified tbat she paid the
samo amount of money to Captain Bro
gan. She formerly kept a house in tbe
tunderloin district under Captain Reilly,
but nevor paid any money there but
ouce —$25 to Wurdman Howard.
She then moved in Captain (now In
spector) Mc.Vvoy's precinct. She paid
no money there, but had to koep vory
quiet.
"Do you mean to accuse Captain Mc-
Avoy of allowing you to run your house
without paying protection money?"
"Yea."
"Yon made a good deal of money
there did you not?"
"Yes, loßt it again."
"How?"
''Gambling."
"How much of your money did Adoma
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get?" a-k-ed Mr. Goff. Adama ia a well
known gambler.
"Seven thousand dollars."
Adam- ran a policy shop, and tbe wit
ness said she lost tbis amount oi money
in bia shop. She was the keeper of a
house in the tenderloin district for about
six years, but in all that time was not
arrested.
At this jnncture the committee ad
jonrued until tomorrow.
ARRESTS PROMISED.
Superintendent Byrnes heard of the
testimony given against him by John
Marratt, a few minutes aiter that wit
ness testified. He immediately locked
himself in his office at police headquar
ters, and for an hour e:«unined papers
bearing on tbe matter referred to by
Marratt; afterwards the superintendent
said of Marratt:
"All be says ia untrue except that he
came to my bouse under false pretenses.
When the proper time comes I shall tell
my Btory in the proper place,"
Further than this the superintendent
absolutely refused to say anything.
Rumors of impending arrests of high
police officials continue to gain cur
rency hourly, and additional develop
ments in the JLexow committee sensa
tions are looked forward to with keen
interest.
Captain Schmittberger waa bailed out
later, aud resumed commnnd oi his
precinct.
TIKMKI) UF ALIVE.
A. Waling Voaoe Alan Sarprlici Maura*
era in » Morgue.
Chicago, Dec. 10. —George H. Bar
bour, a young insurance clerk, supposed
to have been murdered at Fana, 111.,
walked into the morgue today, where
half a dozen associates bad gathered to
identify a body. Barbour's father was
present and an affecting scene followed.
The body of a young man found buried
near the railroad track at Fana had
been fully identified by the lather as
tbat of hia sou. Young Barbour refused
to cay anything regarding his disappear
>auce Thanksgiving dsy. ,
Fana, UI., Deo. 19.—Tbe boy who was
murdered here Saturday bus been iden
tified ac Arthur L. Binniou of Vernon,
111. tiis father ia here and tiie body
will be biought back from Chicago.
John Binnion of Vernon toiitively
identified the doming found on the
murdered boy at those of hia son,
Arthur L. Binnion. Hi went into
hysterica when told ol the initials "A-
L. K." tattooed on the arm. A tele
gram waa sent to Chicrgj to stop tbe
latermeut of the remains taken there
last night by William H. Barber, who
had claimed them as those of his sou,
who, however, turned up alive and well
today. Tbe police have no clue as to
tbe murderer.
WRECKED BY THE S. P.
HUNTINGTON RUINS A STBEET
KAIL WAY COMPANY.
Tha Charge Maila by tha President o*
the I.unini; Company of San
Franolioo.
San Francisco, Deo. 19.—George
Whittel, president of the Luoing com*
pany, aaya the Southern Pacific company
ia trying to wreck the Central railway,
which lias a franchise from tbe terries to
First avenue, and another from tbe foot
of Sixth street to tbe postoffico.
Whittel says that the Central doea not
owe a dollar, but under the consolida
tion arrangement of the street railway,
shareholders in tbe Central are obliged
to give np tbeir Bbares for stock in tbe
consolidation. He states that the
Southern Pacific paid $125 a share for
the Central railway stock, but in effect
ing tbe consolidation the Central shares
were rated at only $14 30 a share.
SECESSION THKEATENKD.
Trouble Brewing- lit Ihe Amerloan Fed
eration of Labor.
Philadelphia, Dec. 19, —The election
of John Mcßryde as president of tho
American Federation of Labor to suc
ceed Samuel Gompers, has caused quite
a stir in labor circles in thia city. D. A.
P. Luff, one of the most prominent labor
leaders in this city and a very strong
Powderly follower, paid to a reporter of
tbe ABBOclated Press:
'It is the belief that three national
trade assemblies will Boon secede from
the ranks of the Knights of Labor. They
are tbe Mine Workers, the Glaaß Work
ers and the Brass Workers. They rep
resent 75 per cent of the membership of
Ihe !\nights.
"The mine workers are dissatisfied,
and at the convention of the national
organization in February the matter of
seceding from tbe Knights will be con
sidered. That tbey will Beoede ia most
probable. I believe the glass workers
and the brass workers will alao secede.
Tbe idea of secession is to retain the
name of tbe Knights of Labor nod form
a confederation of the National Federa
tion of Labor."
Bros Meeting in Kentucky.
Lexington, Ky., Dec. 19. —Directors
of tbe Kentucky association held a
meeting today and decided to give an
eight-day running meeting beginning
April 26th. Seven stakes will be of
fered ranging from $1250 to $2500.
Order your suit early. H. A. Getz is
crowded for line tailoring at moderate
prices. 112 Weat Third street.
Wickatrom & Person, tailors. Fit,
workmanship and goods guaranteed
first-claes; prices rnqderate. Kjom 1,
120'j B. Spring street.
Hollenbeck Hotel Cafe, 214 Second
street. Oysters 50c a dozen, any style.
The new tariff on crude rubber has not
yet affected Off & Vaughn's prices on
bat water bottles and fountain syringes.
1 quart, 50 cents ; 2 quarts, 75 cent; '&
quarts, 85 cents; 4 quarts, $1.
Cashmere Bouquet soap 20 cents a
cake at Off ii Vaughn's, corner Fourth
and Spring streets.
Florida oranges at Althouae Bros.'
Dr. Price's Cream Baking: Powder
World's Fair Highest Medal and Diploma.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
CHINA'S DEFEAT.
Graphic Description of the
Capture of Port
Arthur.
BUTCHERY NOT BATTLE
Streets of the Town Choked
With Mutilated Bodies
of Chinese.
JAPANESE FLAG STAINED
Tha Mikado's Troops Sack tha City.
Brava and Herolo Stand Blada
by tha Pagans.
By the Associated Press.
New York, Deo. 19.—The World to
morrow will print the following special
advices from its correspondent, James
Creelman, who was with the Japanesa
army, dated Port Arthur, November
-itb, via Vancouver, B. 0., December
l'Jth:
The struggle for the emancipation of
Corea bas boen suddenly turned into
a headlong savage war of conquest.
It is no longer a conflict be:won
civilization and barbarism. Japan lor
the last four days bas trampled civiliza
tion under the feet of her conquering
army. Tbe taking of Port Arthur and
tbe possession of one of tbe most pow
erful strongholds in the world was too
great a strain npon the Japanese char.,
acter, which relapsed in a few hours
into tbe brutish state from whioh it
was awakened a generation ago.
STREETS CHOKED WITH BODIES.
Almost the entile population found in
Port Arthur has been massacred, and
tbe work of butchering the unarmed
and unresisting inhabitants bas been
continued. The streets are choked up
with mutilated corpses. In spite of thi
vaetness of the battlefield and tin
strength of the batteries massed in thii
mighty chain of land and sea, the tak
ing of Port Arthur is robbed of ita dig
nity bb a battle by tbe fact that a large
and well trained army attacked a mere
rabble. There was a great deal of artil
lery thunder and maneuvering of troops
among tbe cannon-crowned hills, but the
infantry fighting was incidental and the
"butcher bill," as tbe hardened cam
paigner would call it, waa insignificant.
The Japanese lost about 50 dead and
250 wounded in carrying a fortreaa that
would bave osl tbem 1010 men bad it
been occupied by European or Amer
ican citizens. China is now at tbs
mercy of tbe island empire. In a few
days the fierce Sonnal troops will be
ready to leave .lapar to join Field Mar
shal Oyama's arm; , and the third and
final movement toward Pekin will begin.
THE FLAG WAS UNSTAINED.
Up to tbe moment Port Arthur waa
entered, I can bear witnean tbat both of
Japan's armies now in the field were
chivalrous and generous to the euemy.
There was not a stain on ber flag when
we left Kin Chow on November 17th
and began the march on Port Arthur.
Tbe battery of 30 aiege guna was atill
floundering in tbe rear, but General
Haaßßgwa had arrived with the famoua
Kumuanto troopa and the entire army
of invasion was assembled, somethiug
like 23,000 men.
News had been received from tbe
Japanese spies swarming about Port
Arthur and a general plan of action was
agreed upon.
On November 17 the cavalry aoouts
reconnoitered tho villagea of Suishyeh
in tbe valley commanded by the land
forts of Port Arthur and then fell back,
after a skirmish, to Dojoshua, a hamlet
at the eastern foot of a fortified monu
ment and the hill commanding the way
to a wide valley adjoining the Suishyeh
valley.
At 10 o'clock the next morning the
Chinese advanced out of Port Ar:hur
orts and surprised a small bod? of Jap
anese cavalry scouts in the valley. The
(Chinese had three held guns.
A PLANK MOVEMENT.
Tbey arrived at the Monument fort
juat in time to see Mali's advance brig
ade take np its poaitiou and send flank
ing columns around the bill to cut off
ho enemy in the rear. Tbe valleys be
hind were filled with troops rushing
tulong at tbe top of their apeed to ths
rPteufc I could see the Chinne advano