The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-19
ST. PETERSBURG HAPPY.
.Torcl,light PROFESSIONS Parade
tho Streets Of the
fnv A.sorlntcl Press,

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ST. PETERSBURG, october 1850 A.
M.-Thcie Is jubilation throughout tho
= CITY over the news that General kuropat-
kin has resumed the offensive, and the
holiday which began With little heart,
II closed brighter
The crowds IN the streets and the IL
luinina ton In honor OF the Czarvitchs
name day gave n tinge OF brilliancy TO
4 an evening otherwise depressing, through
q n constant driZzle of rain. News bearers
up to midnight up the thoroughfarcs
with evening extras. shouting Great
Russian victory" and crowds bought the
papers. Groups OF mon In brilliant uni
forms or In evening dress at the hotels
and restaurants discussed the change in
the fortunes of war; but the population
rs n whole were slow to take fire. They
had received the news of the earlier re-
verses stoldly, and now accepted reports
OF Russian successes and the capture or
guns quietly, with satisfaction, but with
considerable reserve.
Correspondents at tho front tho past
forty-eight hours had been limiting that
the Russian army was on tho eve OF am
other advance, but 1t wns thought hero
that tho troops were too exhausted BY
more than n week of gigantic struggle
Z to engage IN an immediate advance
movement. Therefore, the news Of tho
definite resumption OF the advance was
calculated to arouse the greatest sat
isfaction; but the realization of the sig
nificance Of news permcntcs the masses
1 hero moro slowly thnn in American cities.
The Kaleidoscope changes on the Shakho
have been too swift for tho popuiace TO
follow. and SO the better news from tho
front has been so far taken with COM
parative quiet. In the best Informed cir
cles. however, 1t Is already accepted as
true. 1t Is believed that General Kuro-
pntl1in intended to signalize the Car
v.tch's fete by n victory Just as the
Grand Duke Nicholas did at Pcvna.
The failure OF the war office to give
cut dispatches Is attributed to the hol-
day. the censols commission disbanding
early, The Associated Press, however,
hears on good authority that the En-
peror has received a telegram from Gem
eral Kuropatkin. reporting that the Rus
Sims are moving forward. The reverse !
sustained by General Yamada's column !
has no yet been reported by General Eu-
ropatkln or General Sakharoff. except in |
a reference TO AN unsuccessful Japanese
attack near Shakhc.
3 The Associated Press NIukdcn dispatch |
evidently refers to this affair in report |
inE that the japanese ,ert had been |
beate off with terrible slaughter. ard |
its retreat cut off by Russian army /
corps. Another Associated Press dis /
patch from Mukden confirms TIE news
OF the Russian advance. When telegraph
Ing late to-niEht. the correspondent says:
III is :un,orcd that we are moving
ahead"
There is no official confirmation here
OF the Te.snr1 from Toxic that a Russian /
attack on The japanese right on October, |.
18th had been repulsed. Ii this should /
prove true, ii may involve serious con- t
sequences Tor tbs Russians. who crossed I
the S'lah,1c while the river was fordafle,
According TO the Associated Press, AIuk- !.
Den dispatches The water has since risen
man high III consequence o. heavy ,,a,us.
and. therefore, IL will be well nigh i'm
possible for tile Russian army 20 r.cross
the river. owing 10 tile absence OF |
bridges. II would be equally difficult FOR
the same reason 10 bring ap supplies and
ammunition 10 enable General Iuropat.in
To follow UP the advance. This may sx-
plain the statement in Mukdcn dispatch +
to the Associated Press that the fighting
was slackenins the morning of October /
18th. #