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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-15
DEPARTS FOR JAPAN.
President of E1hibitor>' Associations
Ends Exposition Duties.

Jihei ElShimura; acting president of tbs
JtPat Exhibitors Association ~ the
Worlds FAIR. wil! depart fo- .Iapan TO-
gay. having finished his work in coEnec-
Won with the participation Of japanese
-Nhi9itcrS az the Worlds Fair He will
be succeeded BY Nr- Otani. who will ar
I'VE next month from Japan TO close U
me business OF the association
Mt Nish!mura was the guest st a fare
well banquet lest sunday given by- IN.
directors and the attaches OF the asso-
citation The party. numbering about fOr-
y. took = special car FOR Neramec High
lands arriving there shortly after
o'clock \ group II pictures was taken.
and az o'clock dinner was served in the
Inn.
ton. was the toastmaStsr. Syeeches were
made by Directors Nagi and Yabu. the
Sup@rlrt"nfentS ir charge OF the several
department displays. and by several %
the attaches OF the association.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-15
Celebrate
Yeteday ~ Winnes the Show

- .seo AIRCRAFT frs ec-,--4 80 szlsnfn Ieon-rsss
:. 70. w0rlds f..r M . t=',.il ,iETrc.i st
tlnrarsiug Ira erection 4 %" California ~
rnv WhieH arrived a. ne M9fl,p : -, g.
stated 'ta- No. w'g.I 9r1ceed witn th" W. ~
r1H..r ting f.- A-lpw a. rapidly a. .-,-r.p'',
ras.il-s- far a Trial fztt s.lfa4n = week o. Tea
At the san Franci--o building in re Ng'iEl
ri'y -. fa-lsa Saa Frlueissan- t.rist-r-d tr-ir
names and zee iyel badge Ok ih'ii CATS 'Ni'HS
~, week
TIE large; collection. - wax foN'fS ma
iir:.ar ~ yn- = tie "Niihii"rs - $500
''s,gar. represents over - s4ri"ii.- III ~ -..-
nl-.If.ir',-- Z r~rf-r.., am ...ag."' 60,
fgrrr..r.- NE. -s.r Marion la 9iof- sa4a I've
wears ws- occupied "a their making
Gard. v-s- received v-s;sllav ~ -E- Al
~ ~ T. ,ItI,.er,; f5--reriS ,r.l-f 2 D.
80 s.r H. I.ll.-.ana purchase E.Ni.1-.ri.H. the
ca..s EJECT the palaces y TTsa-po-tai.1n. Asrl-
sIirgr-- Forestry Fish All Gam ani II ...i.i.-
,f- prlgrlse q, architecture.
The raining DO -. French .."y T.. - =
r. .r- = Fine Afts a. the W1-its FAR - -
artist i'.sfr~ PAU ,i!a4-e .rii;l-l u ''I :.
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r@s-lrr her head rr Eer rr.fh-rs ~r1l.,-r- rh-
.s:.r Ids b..Hs dressed IN n1uIains - eem i.
,s-.iar-i IN T.,4-r =. ia;-.i~5;lsI s9'daae- az
pas 20 D. th- prominent s'i'iiinen; IN -
The Protected Home Cirel,. f;5.-rnei .,
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sai.s .sv vii hold = T---ft-o1.
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posal q ta- German in-tTt~r- o, ne ia'..-
national jury = Avarl- ~ a. .as.is', -. "a
ters took tie tTlp-
The painting entitled a Painter q iIs
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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-15
NOTES OF HAPPENINGS
At THE WORLDS FAIR.

The lecture TODAY IN n. cours~ planned b.
the Exposition school q Frame gill - illu =
trsfed With Sfsreuuflcon Views TIE suhiect =
.'-Th. In-rrtiau of fk. Ar % Printing and It.
Dev.Ioumsut Ia Ffar~e - t''LInventiou - ! Ar
De IImpritnarie l. Role de ia Franz IN.
Lecturer l. perelr Of the National PrirterN'
of Franz. Th- Stereouticun views viii snow
the art 81 printing from the eSrliesf Guten-
hog type ~ tho present hlrh Dc, sloufnsnf. The
lsctuTe Yesterday vas b. a member % the
French frarlhrr % Ieuufis< NJ g. corh~rv-
His <uhie Vss Parliamentary Life in
Frsnc..'' Ola We pArieusufairc eu Franz -
a curious old bronze idol has Just been added
70 the ghius-e section % the Liberal Ate Pal
ace II ~ made ~ solid bronz". weighs $50
rotInt. and 70 relic q tire dvnastv % Ming
one y, the G-rine-e rulers ~ r@ieu~d about fs1i
a l.. Tue idol represents nsure having
eleven heads
-Pru.esSor Charles +. Baldwin. tie san Fran
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-15
FILIPIM0S RECEIVE
500 BLANKETS AT FAIR.

Five hundred hricht-Colored blankets
were delivered 20 the Philippine reserva-
tion at the Worlds Fair Tuesday.
Amid much rejoicing tho blankets were
distributed in the evening To as many
shivering Filiriros.
Til. cold nights and mornings NJ the last
few DAYS have kept the sh!yering naked
l,ftle Filipinos II, their huts. In the case
OF the MoroS -ind tho Nislyars. who come
from the warmer ciines Of tn. islands the
suffering from the cold has been NOR.
pronounced. and fires have been kindIed
everv night for the benefit Of these people
There has been no complaint Of the cold
weather from the icorruteS. as they come
from the mountains Of I.uzon and are ac-
cfiStonsed 10 tho cold.
Last nigh, tho villages 81 the raSerya-
ton rAsArnbisd an Indian reservation On
the plains more than Filipino communi-
~. with the natives wrapped In their big
red blankets. 'akin= their evening stroll
bout the grounds.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-15

In presenting FOR the next three days
the attraction known as Under and Over
the Sea the MANAGEMENT has gone 10
great expense IN engaging Loris and Al
tina. who present their shooting eNhlpi-
tious IN conjunction with Under and over
the sea" A trip 20 Paris in subrnarins
boat and return on an airship. without
any extra cost 10 the visitor. show that
the management % the concession intends
20 keep UP 20 date in every particular in
giving patrons more for their money than
any other attraction has been known 10
do at any previous Worlds Fair
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-15
TRa>sMus>uSsuPPI CONGRESS.
Noted Organization tn Meet NJ the
Worlds Fair Orsober - tn 70.

Tn. fifteenth session of :h- Transmits
sissippi Commercial Congress will - he'd
on tho Worlds Fair grounds October -
to 2. and is expected "a he one - the
greatest Of the Exposition congresses.
Secretary Walter II. Stevens has received
communication from Arthur =. Fran
els. secretary Of the congress. dated 81
Cripple creek. colo. in which he speaks
~ the great efforts that are being made
in organizing the congress
Discussions will be confined 'fo subjects
Of general interest. excluding those which
are Of either a local or political mature.
The representation allowed To states.
cities. etc. ia De lined as follows: The
Governor Of each Stat. and Territory
may appoint ter and not more than TWEEN
~ delegates The Mayor Of Zach city.
ore delegate and one additional delegate
for each 5,.S inhabitants. Each county
IS allowed one delegate. Every business
organization one delegate. and one addi-
tional delegate for each fifty members.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-15
Thousands Of Citizens of the
Bayou State Here to Attend
the Exercises at Beauyoir.
ADDRESS BY THE GOVERNOR.
President Francis and Commits
sioner Henry Ia Speak-iov-
ernOr Bates of Massachu-
sets and Party Arrive.

mississippi Day will be celebrated At the
Worlds Fair to-day, and thousands OF
citizens OF the Bayou State will help 10
swell the attendance on 81. Louis Day.
The celebration will consist Of exercises al
the State building.
The exercises at Reagvoir the Missis-
sippi Pavilion. will begin at noon. An ai-
dress will be made bv Commissioner Il. II.
Henry. and President Francis Will well
come the Mississippians to the Fair Gov
ernor James X Nardaman will reply 10
President FraDciss welcome. Other
speeches will be made by Captain Frank
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-15
DAY FOR MEXICAN VETERANS.
Major Carlton Maker Arrangements
for Their Celebration ON urday.

Major James 9. Carlton Of Bedford. Ind.
president 81 the National Association %
Mexican War Veterans. called on PreSi-
dent Francis Yesterday in regard 20
Mexican Veterans Day. which will bs
celebrated on the Exposition grounds Sat-
ur,lay. Major Carlton was accompanies
by Airs. Moore Murdoch OF Fort Worth.
Tex. secretar-- of the association. a
daughter Of a Mexican War Veteran
The Mexican Veterans are at present
holding their thirty-tirst annual conven-,
tlon in the city Hall OF East ST. Louis.
on Friday and Saturday meetings viii Il,
held AZ I" A. m in Busch Han. a part OF
the Administration building group.
This will be the second time in its his
tory that the association has heen received
AT centennial exposition The first time
VAS a. Philadelphia in 1876. Between -
= nd ~ members are IN attendance at the
convention may Of them famous fighters
IN the war for the Independence OF Texas
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-15

Andrew Hsdlcn Of Acosta. Clark Coun-
". was 2 visitor at the Missouri building
Yesterday Mr. Handion Is % years old
H., was horn in Ireland but came To this
country when a young man. He declares
nc has been voting the Democratic ticket
FOR FIFTY years. and will vote 10 again Ia
h.. lives 10 have the chance
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-15

Cuartermaster's Office at Port Townsend
Wash Beatrice Is protere Of Misc
Sturkow. and was selected from several
hundred Young pIanists. who are thought
to be infant prodiEies. Miss Sturkow
thinks the child possesses wonderful tai
ent and with the proper instruction wnulG
In time make q great pianist Miss iuI-
kow has been giving some attention 10 the
little girl.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-15

Mrs. Roberta Davis Hazlit. Miss Caro-
line Dudley Parish. Miss Rosali" Parish
and Mis- Nell Parish Sout OF M"ycrsyiIle.
Miss. great-nieces OF jefferson DAVIS. ana
Mrs Elise Mitchell Haymer. a nice; ara
her daughter. Mr. O,kelly. or Nlch-bIr =
ferzou Davis. Of which the MISSISSIPPI
building Is a replica. They were tn guests
of Mrs FlorI K. Walton. the hostess %
the naNiIlnn.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-15

The Hancock BOYS. an organization com
posed of five young musicians. gave re
citaI at IN. Wisconsin building yesserday-
Former Governor W. ". Hoard. prrsi,
dent OF the wisconsin Commission. and
George MakerTow. president OF the Nl@-
co.4!n STATE Agriculture Spri"lN. are
guest, at the State Pavilion
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-15

Jim Key. the famous educated horse on
the Pike. has purchased n ti-ket Of adj
mission for ST Louis Day. and will prob
ably he tho only 0uadrured who will ray
his way INTO the Worlds Fair grounds on
this occasion
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-15

The Misses Abbi- Jeanette and An-i!t
Ware and Eugene Ware. Jr-. children 90
United states Pension Commissioner ri
gene Ware are visiting. the FAR. ah1
called Yesterday upon Mrs Noble fEch'ss'
hostess at the Kansas building.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-15
Ls,.sr, men 1t the Fair.

The International Iaundrymen's Asso-
citation. which has been in session at Kan
sss city during the last week. will come
TO the Fair today in a special train. They
will number ahou; 80 and will make Ihe!r
headquarters at the inside Inn
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-15

The three Misses Burrow % aAS sN.,'.
viii piy. a rerita! Al 20 o'clock TN III"
Kentucky building: a the Fair tomorrow
afternoon. The Misses Mari" and Sh"ii"y
Burrow are siolinists. and Miss Nt..!S =
n pianist
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-15
New Madrid Citizen. Coming.

To take part in the celebration OF St
Louis Day at the Fair to-day delega-
ton OF 500 citizens of New Madrid. Mo-.
headed by the Reverend Father J. ]. Fur
ionR pastot Of the Catholic Church IN
New Madrid, and former resident OF ST
Louis came TO 81. Louis yesterday. The
Republic and bought tickets TO the Fair.
M Wing 50 cents each To be patriotic. While
IN the city. the Reverend Father FmrIong
il the guest OF his sister. Mrs Nellie A
NcHeprY. 81 No. l5sS Garfield avenue.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-15

Parieriy Herrick the only son ~ Gov
sruor Herrick Of ohio. Is visiting III. Far
He arrived yesterday ana Will spend some
rirr, here H.. T. tho guest 81 ENccutit"
commissioner Stacey y. Rankin a: the
ohio Commission at the Buckeye state
building.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-15
Do YOU BELCH

Or have Heartburs after your meals?
II so. you know how miserable YOU feel
You're afraid to eat this or that and as
4 result you become thin and rundown.
Take our advice ard try a dose of Hos
letters Stomach Bitters before each
meal You will notice an improvement
from the very first dose, and when
taken regularly always cures a Weak
Stomach. weak kidseya. Poor Appetite.
Nervousness, Indigestion, Oyspepsia
and Malaria.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-15
The O6ciaI Gernas Wiae Rests sra 1t

Run In connection with German Govern
ment building .esst side OF Cascades. Best
service ana cuisine. Finest Wines. Nan.
sgemeut Of KonS-PfeuninEs Ct Berlin.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-15
Gold Nining-E>Limo Village

In actual progress. Special extra features
today. lnieresting- ON the Pike
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-15
Eskimo ViiInse-On the pike


Won arst prize. Pike Parade. Sept. = Spec
faI extra features to-day See them
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-15

United States Senator William VI. Stew
art 81 Nevada was guest ot the NesdHa
hu.Idiux Yesterday Senator Stewart. 81
company with Executive Commissioner J.
A Yerington. visited the Nevada eNhiu!'s
In the morning.
At the Texas building yesterday AFTER
noon Elise Peslcr. 'FlOridinti. the south-
ern Nightingale" gave another recital. a
larger audience being present than on the
previous day. Others who took part ~
th.. programme ver- Miss Irene shaw ana
Miss Maud Gillespie 81 Dallas. pianist..
and Miss Narelle soprano. Mrs. J. r
wolters % la Grange. the hostess. an
nounces recital this afternoon To- hiS,
oscar RoOs OF Yosisum. soprano, ana
Miss Pearl DIV. OF Dallas. pianist
The Texas Veterans 90 the MtN!c-ih
War arr .xpecte! to arrive here tO-mor-
row They viii be received al the State
Pavilion b. Mrs Wolters and her as
s,stAuts private John Allen Will ad-
dress the veterans either tomorrow or
SATURDAY at the building.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-15
Jim Key Buys . Ticket.

Eskimo Village on tho P:ke.
w, ,.t....so va, mr. refund money
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-22

cruiser New Orleans and the gunbeats Wilmington and Annapolis, which sailed from Manila on the 10th inst. under command of Rear Admiral Coop CT, upon arriving here received orders from the secretary of the navy to re- turn to Shanghai. When the outbreak of hostilities between Russia and Japan occurred, Admiral Evans, commanding the Asiatic fleet, dispatched cruiser squadron to Shanghai and Admiral Coopers squadron so Chefu. Secretary Moody has ordered all the ships to Shanghai.
 The Russian forces in Manchuria are so far acting entirely on the defensive. Extensive preparations are being made at Dalny, Port Arthur, Newchwang and Laioyang to prevent the threatened landing of the Japanese troops. A big force of men is at work on the dam aged vessels in the Port Arthur harbor, and efforts are being made to raise the battleship Retvizan. The supply of fresh vegetables and beef in Port Ar thur is getting very short, and specu- lators are endeavoring to secure steam CTS to run the blockade.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-22
SILVER AND WOUNDS.
White Metal Has Antiseptio Proper ttes Not Popqlar1y Knovvn-SiIver
 Leaf Excellent fer Dressings.

Dr. iRebCul has made use with excel Sent results of sheet of silver leaf an dressing wounds and alterations. ac- Aording to an exchange The silver sticks closely to the surface of the wounded or diseased tissue and small quantity of cotton soaked in eolodium as sufficient to keep 1t in place. When the wound is fresh 1t heals quickly without inflammation or suppuration. A perfect cicatrization of ulcerated can .cer of the skin has been attained by this means.
 { The antiseptic properties of silver are not popularly known. Some years ago 'Dr. Rollin, of Lyons, in cultivating mi crobes in-a bouillon which he had placed an silver cup. found that the microbes perished and at the end of a few hours completely disappeared, and the fact was all the more remarkable as the same microbes multiplied when placed in an- other vessel. Pursuing his investiga- kions. pr. Rollin analysed the bouilIon which was contained in the silver yes gel and found therein very small trace Acf silver, which infinitely small quan- Dity had rendered the bouillon antisep- [tic. f
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-22
EXPLOSION AT BUFFALO.
Three Steel Plant Men Killed ant 5 Many Fniured.5 -ir

Three Steel Plant Men Killed and
 Many Injured.
 BUFFALO, Feb. 22.-Two men have been asphyxiated, one burned to death and several seriously injured in an explosion of blast furnace gas at the plant of the Lackawanna Steel com pany.
 The dead men are; George Reynolds twenty-five years old, mason; Michael s. Smith, thirty-f five years old, ma son, and Frank Prenatt, employed in the power house.
 The explosion occurred in a reservoir stored with gas to be used as motive power for large blower engine.
 Smith and Reynolds were working in the reservoir behind sbul6head. A piece of the bulkhead was removed in the course of their opera tions. A valve which the men thought had been closed allowed gas to flow into the tank. They tried to escape, but were overcome be- fore they could reach the exit. A torch used by the men was. left behind and when the gas reached it terrific explosion occurred. Frank Brenatt and three men were trying to remove one of the unconscious men when the ex. plosion occurred All of them were hurled into the air. Brenatt died in a few minutes. Alexander Sanders was terribly burned, and he may die.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-22
HEARD EleHTY-oNE MILES.
Town Fifteen Miles Away Shaken by
 Dynamite Blast.

Town Fifteen Miles Away Shaken by
 Dynamite Blast.
 OGDEN, Utah, Feb. 22.-Details of the explosion of carload of dynamite show that twenty five persons have been killed, fifteen others injured Sew eral, it is believed. fatally, and great amount of railroad property destroy yed at Jackson, telegraph station on the western end of the great Ogden-Lucien cutoff on the Southern Pacific railroad. The explosion was caused by a collision between two freight trains. Eight of the dead and five of the injured are Americans. The others are Greek la borers. s
 The explosion was terrific. Every thing within a radius of half mile was wrecked The town of Terrace, fifteen miles to the north, was shaken as though by an earthquake, window panes in the station at Colon, fifteen miles away, were shattered, and the sound of the explosion was heard in this city, eighty-one miles from the scene of the disaster.
 The ground upon which the trains were standing was torn up for over a thousand feet, leaving great excava- ton thirty feet in depth, fragments of dozen freight cars and two engines were thrown incredible distances over the surrounding country, the sta tion building was blown to splinters, and the dead and injured were scat tered for hundreds of feet in all direc- tions, most of them having their cloth ing torn off.
 Telegraph wires and poles were torn down for thousand feet, and the first knowledge of the disaster came from Terrace, fifteen miles away, the opera tor at that point reporting to headquar- ters that he saw an immense cloud of white smoke ascend from Jackson and spread out at great height
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-22
GHeVe, BiSSef & Holland.
FUTURE OF AUTOMOBILE.
lEv4Il Solve HRamy of the Problems of the @weet Cities as sosn as
 P@rS@@k@6

The automobile Is about to take on ,1nore of the character of . reliable IBervanf. declares the Metropolitan. 1t will be kept In the stables of the lrich tor regular use in going to the opera, to the office, to the shopping district and in going about for social ends. It will require no one to wait until 1t is harnessed, until it has fln- lished eating, or until 1t has been shod. Tt will be kept because of it's being always ready to leap forward in re- Gponse to an intelligent touch. It will enable one to catch trains at short no- tice. to be more leisurely at the break fast board before starting for the office, to finger longer at the dinner table and yet see the curtain rise
 The boon of it's utility will not be confined to the wealthy. It will have all the democratic range of patronage that has the street car. It will be as much the handservant of the middle classes as of the wealthy. Clerks and ,saleamen who cannot now afford to own horse and buggy will be able to aconomize by using a motor carriage. Ihe automobile will be so cheap to maintain. so easily managed and so reliable that 1t will be used by railroad 'eommutfng residents of the subL. bs an travelling between home and place o8 business. The motor vehicle is yet Ge0 exert tremendous influence in the development of suburban property. l1t will offer means of speedy access 20 localities now too remote from rail. road and trolley to be popular.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-22
GENERAL KURoPATKIN.

There is never dull moment in his ludicrous incidents of his campaigns which he recites changes to tears when he tells of the self sacrifice of the men whom he le1 with Skobeleff over the parched wastes of Geoktepe in the transcaspian territory or over the icy slopes of Plevna.
 No one meeting the short, grizzled warrior in his charming home on the sunny side of the Moika would guess the extent of his power or the burden C responsibility weighing on his shoul- ders. To find deserving subaltern and to give him chance for promo tion in war has always been. his care. As minister of war he was considered a just chief who gave rewards and ad- ministered punishments without fear or favor. It is small wonder, therefore, that the Russian army adores him.
 The appointment of General kuro- patkin to direct command in the field has been received with enthusiasm, and his leadership inspires complete confidence that there will be no mis- takes and that Russian arms will be carried to success on land. *+'-".
 General Kuropatkin will be accom- panied to the front by the Grand Dukes Boris, Alexis, Nicholas and Mi chael Nikolaievich.
 Russian scouts have penetrated near ly hundred miles into northern Ko- req without developing the enemy, but it is probable that few miles farther on Japanese troops are in force, pre- pairing for an advance.
 The large expeditions which left Ja- pans seaports during the last week have certainly by this time reached their objective. If they had been des- tined for the Liaotung peninsula it is reasonable to suppose that information of landings or repulses would have reached Chefu.
 It is probable, therefore. that Korea was the real objective and that these troops have been landed at either Che mulpo or Wonsan. 3"
 By this time there must be 50,OOO of Japan's best troops massed north of Seoul, and news of general advance may be expected soon.
 Reports from Port Arthur indicate that the Russian generals and soldiers are alert and that no repetition of the supineness which gave Japan con- mand of the sea can be looked for.
 A dispatch from Port ArthuS says the first land encounter has occurred. A picket of Cossacks attacked a small detachment of Japanese troops on Ko- rean territory. The Cossacks captured some Japanese prisoners, on whom they found maps and papers. ~<
 Captain Stepanoff, who was in com mand of the torpedo transport Yenisei, which was blown up from accidental contact with q mine, is declared to have met a heroic death in trying to save his crew.
 Ambassador Mccormick has been of fcially notified that Russia will not participate in the St. Louis, exposition.
 A Russian repulse is rumored here, with loss of 2,5o0 men, near the Yalu river, but the news is not con- firmed.
 A Chefu dispatch says that tens of thousands of Japanese are advancing by forced marches from various parts of Korea on the Yalu and that severe fighting is expected shortly.