,.:' ' ‘Umf;
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,V been steadily decreasing
the fact of
ihoause of tire protecting.
dear only one hundred and
:tho Mexican Herald. the Ame-
toainahlp company offers a new
twill enahle the shippers to
9 fruit on th market in the
“sandman cally the same
the prevailed before’the institu-
tilo prohibiting tarll."
(threaten Dyna. the hermit of
Kathhdln. tells of a blue Jay’s
that contained the shells of more
ISO! one. which the jays had
from the nests of song birds and
,. |_ hometor their young to feed on
lilddnril one side otthe nest was a
, 'whi lt‘ hunter from Wor
' QJud lost 1 e previous autumn
lla'd weaned his guide of stealing
toh had been hung on the hint
mitocamp at night, and when
Iiit‘er- wake in the morning the
l'fAOH'lDNO.
prettiest taliopmad ._hnts to
.c: our
,..ue.0..sn... , for was
tilts. rich but Wily trimmer
embroidered or painted.
,. I too, beautiful hand
t. silver buckles from Turkey
monorail, coral and uncut tm
and coral and pearl.
. quite a part of the Japanest
to, ha ,a ,parasol ordered it
your ta for-made hat of pongee
torgeousness the red crep.
re without parallel in neck
hey are embroidered with golr
nod with a rich iewel inlay-ant
Witil white dresses. ‘ ,
tterfly stocks" re beautifulTOi
or, color brilliant Japanese but
. ‘7 Oil's embroidered, with, one hug.
winged insect “flat ring‘down a;
.‘ .,
Chinese with are worn as
rlihcques, most often without
t. that ani’plo with .i _ rich
v..- I . _
JMitosis ‘brv'an opera
pongee. it is woven with a
in? one color, usually the‘natr'
2801mm.
,0 ,ioveiiest Japanese-Am
dlfidered this year are of
.rpugh woven raw sill
,Jeom. it comes only ii
' ‘vegetable dyes—straw
i ‘ . rra cotta and half a
min i with the surface lus
ly iii-fabrics- woven' ant?
\rEtal methods.
.. DVANCE PRICE.
duly air—Milkmen herv
rday. arise in the pric
to seven cents mauari
_i_ana‘tion that the rear
' iy imposed by th
arefihurdensome, an.
:3 Need- foa. thpig;
“cowl
Hall no idea that cost 0:
light) small: Always givr
l lartiabi‘”
t1Dow,,Bouth Nor-
Stables' Iliardwart”
S. 'Guyer h Son.
prom. Bouthport.
. befon‘rl ring.
I we print.
y y ,the exportation oi.
My jaloo‘to the Uliltod
largely i r. , .
r 'l" is
W , ' 1 past this crop by this couni
l.hbout pevqn hundred car.
"to" as from Mexico. where-
“,V earloads were shipped. Now.
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as much surface his
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(Continued from First Page.)
. CHE F00, July 30. 10 p. m.—~A Junk
Ihich left Port, Arthur on Thursday
. lst at midnight. reports terrific fight-
ng on land and sea which had then
.'-een going on for three days. _" 'i‘lic
~ighcst Japanese authority here says
hat the army and naval commanders
»f the besieging forces had planned to
.,ie'in their final assault on’ Tuesday
all and expected to effect the capture
iy July 29. but that no official rc-
vorts were expected from the army or
com Admiral Togo until the present
ttack retults in success. The Japan-
30 correspondents here are now scnd~
ug tanks to the Miatao islands, ready
0 enter the harbor at Port Arthur iin-
iediately after the fall of the fort-
ess. The Associated Press corres-
mndent learns from the same reliable
uthority that the movements oi the
:ussian squadron hastened the present
ttack upon Port Arthur, the Japun~
‘se authorities realizing that it these
esseis were allowed to proceed unv
tampered any longer. it meant the
.. ivision of Admiral Togo’s fleet with
he outcoming of the,Russlan ships
.i'rllw coupled up ‘hyfhim at Port Ar—
ur.
The most intense interest in the Port
,irthur situation . ‘taken. net,oniy
Willi were. 'but oneness strand 'rieii l'l‘sinu
deny commercial concerns in these
iiacea, are continually wiring here for
iews.
in this city many wagers are being
ratio at odds‘of twenty to one, in
ponds sterling. that Port Arthur will
at fall within the next ten months.
ierman residents offering, and English
ccepting the bets.
. ST. PETERSBURG. July 30.—A
pcciai despatch from Lino Yang giv-
ig a graphic picture of the lighting at
' o Tche Kiao explains that the Rus-
ian immunity from damage by the
irious Japanese bombardment was
no to the fact that the Russian guns
zere mostly behind in range of hills,
rid were concealed cleverly by high
.‘ass‘ and trees. and that the, Chinese,
ere therefore unable to heliograph
deposition of thezfinnii, as they for-
.firly had depths, to the Japanese ar;
., erymen. e Japanese art, , x;
' ‘tidhilbre guns’ nnd"used ‘jc leftyN
are he]. They used also high expro-
-. ‘.V8"8ii6"8. The fight was almost. whet}.
apral‘i‘hirfillory duel, and was a m'a‘gnl-
leent spectacle. The crest of the bills
by the Russians was convolut-
raging. yolcanq andsarth ”at.
up in, geysgrsrby, the cont an I.
x n of bursting”: shells until?» sand”
a dust hung in a cloud overhead.
ndtfirehinggng thlt’ia treese‘pnd gag;
..tar e, u add ;-a. sti ’
l' at!“ hea , . the awful glare ill
b ropical sun. The shrapnel, like
,rest,.vwh_lte winged birds. shiledpvain
-i . ”the meant and drone ofithtitr
. omlhg could be heard plainly, and the
tussiapa... threw— rehemselves behind
ache and other ,shelters as the miss
liesbd'i-st. "‘ ‘ .
The Jamar-m shifted the position of
heir guns, both to escape the Rus-
,iiau‘ fire and to try tolocate the mask-
= d batteries of the opponents. Latejn
ne afternoon they "got .ln a position
use enabled them to sweep the plain
, ehind the hills occupied by the Rus-
. .inns and came‘dsngsrously near lo-
a. sting, though they did notquite find
he‘ltnsslan batteries... ‘
, 'j except the commanders.
, was surpriwd and disgusted “theor-
isrrto'retreat. The Russians bu ed
everytl’rlggyaluabis at ’l‘a Tens. so
To
B-
‘southern.:arm' (level
M this ‘iriorni'y The,“
cores but ' satin
onward-sew, the -
. if n. o'clock;,._ «it: .til yogic
swanfeontinllod. according to‘
accounts; but the result
‘ proton e poudtass. ‘
New Haven and Hartford.
un- -
dov‘e‘lpént‘was checked. The “than;
i
UTTER
is churned from pure, sweet, pasteurized
cream by the most approved methods. in
the greatest and clcanliest of creamcrics.
It is the purest butter made. To preserve
its delicate flavor, GoldLiMcdal Creamery
~ Butler is sealed in an airtight Odor-proof
package. No charge for the package.
‘.iicageinent at 1,000. The Russians
iiiid evidently, hoped to check General
Uku at Ta fiche Kiao. The Russian
defences were the most extensive and
the best that the Japanese have yet
iiicountercd. A series of rope protect-
ed trenches extended around the hills.
The gun eniplacements were covered
.iiid protected by wire cutangimcnts.
which barred the ravines. 'i‘ht- posi-
tion dominated the ground which the
Japanese occupicd anti over which they
adVanced. Over 120 guns oarrcd an
infantry advance. Sunday afternoon a
single Japanese detachment succeeded
in penetrating the Russian line. but
it was beaten back. The Japanese ar-
tillery was constantly exposed. and. oc-
cupying a disadvantageous position
topograpllicaily, it was unable to score.
At nightfall the situation seemed hope—
less. With the prospect of a bloody rc-
ncwal at dawn. The Japanese right
Wing" asked and obtained permission
to surprise the enemy at night, which
brought victory. The Japanese swept
over the trenches into the first fort-
ress at 10 p. m. This was followed by
an assault on the second fortress.
which was mastered at :i a. m. The
Russians abandoned Ta ’l‘chs Kino at
if a. in.. Monday, the Japanese shell-
iiig them. and the vanguard pursuing.
KiiCHiATZliEK, Mancbiiria. July 28.
(delayed in transmissioul—As a great
battle appears to be imminent. a sur-
vey of the positions. of it‘hgutwo armies
Will be interesting. "l‘iic-ii’iain bodies
of theRussjans and limit?“ are very
near each other. T e now form in the
non... a'more powcr'iul‘arrny than at
any previous time. Virtusiy, however.
the same conditions prevail north of
Hill tilieng its previously reported. The,
Russians are holding 'i‘lcnshuitsau.
Cililltlilalyali, Plan and Kiiucliih‘passes.
The latter is three milestehsi‘ of here.
in view of the fact that serious iight-
ing is anticipated in the near future.
the Chinese have begun to disappear
from between the lines andflto brick
up their houses, though beret fore they
have not vacated their pro , rty_.,,ex-.
ccpt, in the immediate firing zone. be»
tween the pickets. _
A mile ‘nnd'a half east of Kuanchia
Pass. The Associated Press correspon-
dent accidentaiiy crossed the sensor
the Japanese fire. and was fully twen-
ty, min‘utea crossing the bed of the Brit
i-‘l‘ti‘vor. under fire. cviucatly from the
Yu Hitting Kao‘temple. on the east
side of the river and in plain view of
Hire ‘itussian pickets. The Japanese
line extends thence south and is ap-
parently within a mile of Lien Pass.
and continues 'sion‘gthe Shl River to
Simon Pass‘and thence to Hoi.Yan.
facing the Tienshuitsan and Deangt-
siim Pass positions. ‘
The correspondent visitedhhegentirs.
eastern line. it’ is‘ an ideal region for
military operations. ’ immense col~
limbs of troops are traversing the num-
erous valleys to reconnoitrc the passes
and are dueling mountain artillery on
the hillsides. The Japanese officers are
in plain view, pacing up and down the
trenches as though encouraging their
positions, are making Oflemlivg demon-
strations of intense interest, inviting
an attack and manoeuvering.
The first ascent of a Russian mili-
tary balloon occurred yesterday even‘
ing. and against the flaming sunset the
balloon was Visible to the entire Jap-
anese army around Motien Pass. The
balloon caused ‘ much ‘ amatement
among the Chianti. . ,
Japanese continue to march across
the upper part of the Taitse River, to-
wards ldukdon, by way of Pensihu.
'prolectlng‘thelr left flank from Kuch-
intro and .Kuanchiao Pass.
., ,. . , - ‘ air . The Russians are making a demon-
: CHEN“? Friday. July sa-s'rsap _ _ . _
tar tile right flank of, Rue;
I!
outage “the. same. *
(financier
men; he Russians, from equally fins.
g r,
.r
stratloii in large force before Pien Pass
and also in front of Kuanchiao Pass.
A detachment of cossacks which at-
tempted to reconnoitre the Yuhuang-
kao temple today, was driven back
from two positions, both within hailing
distance.
The Japanese, as this despatch is ill-
ed. can plainly be seen taking up posi-
tions for the conilict. They are appar-
ently determined to fight. and it is re-
ported that the Russian commander
has ordered preparations "to be made
for four to five thousand wounded.
MUKiiiilN. Jiily 30.——~A correspond-
ent of The Associated Press who wit-
nessed the battle of ‘Ta Tche Kiao,
July 23 to July 26, and who rode over
a hundred miles on horseback, all the
way to Mukden, to bring the account.
gives the following personal descrip-
tion of the engagement: "The corree
pendent was awakenodgit 5 o'clock in
the morning of July 23; by the boom:
ing of guns. He‘ had slept in the vil-
lage of 'i‘lcnslnttin, four miles south
of Ta 'i‘chc Kiao, where the regiment
to which he was attached was station-
ed. He hurriedly rode to the Russian
outposts and found thoriubiigaged in a
hoe artillery duel. which“ continued for
two hours. 'i‘hcn'the batteries slowly
retreated on the main position, where
Uciicral Zaroubaieff d, . to accept
battle. The Russian. ers thence
poured a well-directed», of praise-
tiles. eifetitually‘;etoppi ‘ the‘t'Japan-
ese advance and‘jenabiing the various
outpost .d tgchmnta to fall back in
ssicty. e, artillery fire ceased at
about 11 o‘clock. and their to; three
hours the Japanese were engaged in‘
placing their batteries in position and
in disposi g ofotheir forces ill order of
battle. t two in the afternoon the
bombardment recouimenccd and lasted
until after ii o'clock. The Japanese
had several guns (if large calibre, and
all their bptrbrlcs Worn sending out
streams oficshrapncl illi the Human
onerous. liut not causing much harm.
in fact, the total losses at. first were
insigniacant. *
The night was perfectly quiet.‘ The
correspondent slept in the village of
Sinmlntin, directly behind the Russian
positions. The real battle opened the
next morning, The first gun was fir-
ed at 7 o'clock and thenceforth the
roiir of “artillery did not cease for an
instant till :30 in the evening. At
times the firing acquired extraordinary
violence.
’i‘hesite of the battle was‘about. three
miles south of Ta Tchc Rise, and two
miles east of the railroad. 'ihe sea
was plainly discei-nibie' from the
heights overlooking the battle-field. But
nothing occurred in that direction. The
Russian positions fronted south, with
«avsiight inclination eastward. About
’two artillery corps were engaged.
low only the experiences of General
Zaronbaieils corps. and so confines
himself to recording the incidents .of
this portion of the Russian troops.
Zaraboualeif's corps occupied a posi-
tion‘on two bills. of which the largest
was crowned by three summits. The
commander and his staff stationed
thmselvss on the highest point, the
center one, whence they had an unin-
terrupted view of the surrounding
country. The general had placed bats
teries on the plain behind these bills,
the guns being cleverly masked by lot-
ty Chinese corn.
and the Russian losses therefore were
slight. The men suffered "more from
from the Japanese projectiles.
it was essentially an hrtiliery battle,
. aroma. fWeniakea special offer on all
' week. Any prudent house
but it was remarkable: and e on uncari-
ny' that during: the, thi hours it
no;- more
wife, realises what a having this
,Q-emssscjap-as--..esssssie'ea'vsvs 3.0.
‘ .J
‘.
‘drad,hii
, background of deep bass for the vlc~
' shells burst on the ground. upon im-
’l‘he correspondent was able to fol-
The Japanese tried
vainly the whole day to locate them. ‘
the scorching heat of the sun than ‘
oil's . not a single rifle shot was
the gunners on be... sldsl
worked like madman. The air was
spit and torn by the deafening crash-
llll reports of the guns, the duo boom-
iny of the distant shots furnishing a
lens hissing of the hurrying messen-
yers of death. exploding about the Rus-
sians. While puffs of oko from the
exploding shapnel shcl ‘ rifled clouds
overhead. into which were thrown
fountains of dust andisand when the
pact, showering bullets and splinters
around.
The Japanese fire was at first con-
centrated upon the eastward hill, held
by a small force of Russians. and by
ll o'clock this part of the position was
literally ailsrno. enough to‘try the
courage of the bravest soldier. The
men throw themselves doirn with their
faces to theg round as soon as they
heard the hiss of the approaching
shells. which, on striking dug deep
craters in the hillside, whence the
spouting fire looked like miniature voi-
canoes. When this spectacle of sav-
aae splendor had lasted four or five
hours. one after another of the Rus~
sinn positions became untenable.
in the meantime the gunners serving
the Russian batteries behind the hills
redouiiled their. energies and the Jap~
anese were evidently nonplnssed by the
iierceness of the fire from the unlocat-
able batteries. They even dircted their
attention to the Russian right, shower-
ing projectiles on a small bill which
was quite unoccupied. Than the Jap-
anese shifted their fire. to the Russian
center, but not a single man was with-
drawn therefrom.
The fire of the Japanese diminished
at about 5 o’clock. and ceased altoge—
ther half an hour 1
Russian batteries continued fire. When
the Japanese gunners reopened the ar-
tillery duel later. they had changed
their position to the westward, whence
they obtained an uninterrupted range
of the plain behind the Russian posi.
tion, and their projectiles began fall-
ing dangerously near the Russian bat.
terics. Two Chinese villages in the
vicinity suffered terribly. The whole
orplOsion of the shells.
With the approach of evening the
Russians bad a little relief from the
heat, but none from the Japanese, the
only difference being that the flashes
of the Japanese guns were distinguish-
able on the slopes of the hills facing
the Russians. revealing their exact po-
sition by the red sparks of each can-
non’s mouth against the sombre sha-
dow, followed by the bursting of shells
Over the Russians.‘ i
The wild beauty of the scene had
now reached its zenith. the bombard-
ment slowly diminished in intensity
and half an hour later profound silence
reigned, broken only now and then
by the rattle of infantry volleys from
the distant portions of the field where
the battle was still dragging on.
Upon reaching Slnmintin the same
evening. the correspbndcnt found that
the place hail already been abiindoned
by. the Russian tmops,'though he-was
for a time under the impression that
they had merely gone out to take up
positions at the front. in factfhe was
convinced that the fight must have a
extent of field which had come under
his observation for thirteen hours. the
Japanese at no point seemed able to
ater. whereas the ,
plain was ploughed and pitted- by the '
Vienna‘s hind
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On reaching that town. rapid approach of the Japanese. the
awoke to find the Russian army re- the correspondent found everything iRussian retreat was carried out in per- _
treating. Jumping into the saddle. the prepared for its evacuation. The last ifect order. although the men and ani-
correspondent rode tint of the village train left Ta Tcho Kiao at about 11 male offered terribly from the stifling
and encountered a large force of Rus- o’clock. at which time the Japanese
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