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The broad ax., 1904-11-26
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-02
PROGRESS OE TIE WAP
See opposite page for subscription rat,

War news continues TO be contradictory and
obscure, as it has been from the first Never
theless, from time to time certain facts are es-
tablished. One is that the Japanese have made
a landing and captured Russian Notifications
on the Kwan-Tung coast a little east of Port
Arthur. The Japanese report said three forts
had been taken. The Russians officially admit
the loss Of one fort. 1t now appears however,
that the fort or forts in question must be placed
on the map somewhat further from Port Ar
thur than the first dispatches suggested. They
are not a part of the great horseshoe line Of
forts directly around Port Arthur, but lie apart
therefrom, some miles away. Some dispatches
place them a little west OF Ping-Tu-Tau, or
Bluff Bevan. which is twelve miles from the
centre of Port Arthur The dispatch of the
Russian General Zilinsky says the Japanese es-
fablished themselves upon the top of Lung
Wang-Tang Mountain. That is n considera BILE
elevation directly on the coast, between Bluff
Bevan and Takhe Bay, less than seven miles
from the heart of Port Arthur. The elevation
of that hill is only 430 feet above high tide
while that Of the hills close around Port Ar
thur is more than COO Nevertheless the oc-
cupation OF such place by the japanese
equipped with long range guns, must be dis
auieting to Port Arthur.
Further north the great battle at or near
Iiao-Yang has not been fought, though several
serious engagements have occurred. The latest
indication is that General Kuropatkin has de-
cided not to risk general battle II lie can avoid
it and that he is consequently falling back. not
merely upon LaO-Yang, but toward Aoukden
itself The reasons for this appear TO be two
one is that he is OutnUmbered by the Japanese
The other is that the Japanese have outina-
noeuvred him, as indeed. they seem to have
been doing all along. They are menacng him
along an extended line chiefly ut three points
One is at the south. toward Hai-CAeng: one is
at the centre at Liao-Yang, and one is at the
north. between LiaOYang and Moullden. He
cannot meet them at any Of these points with
out massing the bulk of his army there But
II he throws his army southwark, 10 rescue Hal
Cheng and defend w-Chwang, the japanese
may rush in at the centre. against Idao-Yang
with results disastrous TO him. If he strikes at
their centre, they may enwrap him upon both
TANKS and may get between him and Moukden
and cut off his lines of communication. II he
strikes at the north, he will be sacrificing Hal
Cheng, New-Chwang and LiaO-Yaag But if
these are 10 be sacrificed anyway, il seems best
10 do it without also exposing mis- army TO sac
rifce. Ta-Che-KiaO, from which he is said 10
have withdrawn on Tuesday last is about mid
way between KaiPlng or KaiChOw and Hal
Cbeng. and say twenty miles from the latter
place and fifteen miles southeast OF the port
of New-Chwang His retreat thence will give
the japanese an unbroken line across the PENN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-02
PALLAS TO BESTS RESCUE.

1t seemed too good TO be true. When the an
Park Commissioner had interposed his veto
to prevent the spOliation of City Hall Park with
Mr.. Bests proposed Temporary bridge ter
minal, people inquired what had possessed
Pallas. They all remembered how Mr.. Pallas
had defantly defaced the Fifth-ave. library
fence TO the enrichment of a Tammany leader.
Naturally. therefore Mr.. Palas's coming to the
rescue of City Hall Park was an agreeable sur
prise.
But it seems that we all crowed too soon.
Palas hasn't reformed a bit. Now he formally
tells the Board of Estimate that ne is willing TO
allow City Hall Park To be defaced and practi-
CGIly ruined with Mr.. Best's trestle work if Mr.
Best will give assurance that the structure will
be removed inside OF eighteen months. OF
course Mr., Best stands ready to give that as
surancc. Pallas, therefore, might just as well
moi insist on this condition. so far as the proteC-
ton IF the park is concerned
1t is earnestly to be hoped that Controller
GrOut will be relentless in his opposition to this
worst of Mr.. Bests vaGarles The Municipal
Art Commission should also step into the breach
and every effort should be made at once to put
an end to the project. An official intGrpretatio
should promptly be given of the charter pro-
vision which seems to give veto power to the
landscape architect of the Park Department;
and If that officer has such power he should
lose no time in exercising it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-02
THOSE PARK AVENUE PROPS.

Two weeks ago the Supreme Court Commits
siOners appointed by the Appellate Division re-
ported that the underground railroad ought to
be finished and put in operation, notwithstand-
ing the refusal of property owners in Park-ave.
to grant their consent. The commissioners fur
Their recommended that a recognition of the
damage sustained by property owners through
the change in the plan of construction should be
imposed as n condition of the courts consent to
tie operation of the road. 1t is commonly nm
derstood, though not formally announced, that
such a stipulation Will not be resisted, and a
reasonable, if not wholly satisfactory, adjust
ment Of the controversy will probably be reached
before long. We hope that another advantage
of which the commissioners made no mention,
viii result from their report and the courts ex-
pected decision.
Ever since the crumbling OF the tunnel wall in
March, 1892 the fronts Of houses the east
side Of Park-ave., between Thirty-eighth and
Thirty-ninth SITS. have been held up by heavy
timbers. Isn't it about time to make some sort
OF arrangement for taking them down with
safety TO the buildings which they support? Or
il that is not feasible, TO do something else?
The question of prime Importance TO the COM
munity was whether not authority to operate
the underground road should be granted: but
that question having, as we assume been virtu-
ally settled. it would be interesting TO know
how much longer street which, in its normal
condition. is an ornament to the city is to be
INSTRUCTED and defaced by the artificial props
which for more than two years have kept GER
tain houses from falling down The street be-
longs, not to the owners of those houses with
whom much sympathy is felt, nor TO the sub
way company, which has some grievous faults
10 answer for, but to the wonderfully patient
New-1ork public, which would be glad of an
assurance that its rights and interests are not
10 be indefinitely Subordinated to the convenience
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-02
STREET SPRINKLING.

Those City Fathers who opposed so stubbornly
the plans Of Dr. Woodbury. for using water in
the streets under the control Of his own depart
ment, and insisted that street sprinkling con-
tracts should be turned over TO favored poll
tcians, rs in former days, will discover that
they will not have the support OF the taxpayers
in their schemes.
IT is lamentably evident that most Of the Tam
many occupants of seats in the Board of Alder
men are steadily losing ground in the good Opn-
ion OF public spirited citizens These Four
teenth Street Democrats have brought upon
themselves distrust in much they have done,
and also in much they have left undone They
have sprinkled themselves with suspicion, and
they have betrayed feverish longing for the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-02
CLEVELAND WORKING FOR NOMINATIONS

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Apparently Mr.. Cleveland has lately seized
two .'psvchologicaI moments for presenting his
claim TO a fourth nomination. In he de-
Tending and praising his action IN the great bond
Issue case; in the other he presented clearly the
action OF his administration in the Chicago insur-
rcction against the mails and interstate commerce
His action IL the first was. and is. open to
debate as to It's wisdom. Much be said on
eithor side Ii may be strong bid for Wall Street
sympathy. His action in the Chicago AFFAIR
wise and manly, and deserves admiration.
That the two notable papers these actions ap-
pear at the moment when the Democratic conven-
ton opens can hardly be foTtuitous. Some think
that Mr. Cleveland has thus opened the door for
his friends say: Mr.. Cleveland is too strong
to refuse service to his party in an emergency
when. unless he accept, the nomination VIII so 10
one far below mis- class" like Hearst or No
Clellan, or TO a dumb dos that banks not" who
voted twice for the tool or the silver miners and
who lacks the iaanlinsss 10 utter single word as
to his views on the present issues-Iike Parker
1t Is downright inpudenoe TO expect intelligent
men to vote for candidate who shuts his mouth
either from eXpedency or cowardice ..VVho buvs
? pig in a poke?'
The Republicans have named = candidate 40
vlrile as any living statesman The best welfare
Of the country requires that the Democrats sboId
name one OF the same class-lf they have him In
my Judgment. Mr.. Cleveland comes nearer 70 NJ
KooseVeitS class than any of ~. tertot-a ~
cidates That he is brave IA riOtir ana l+f-,,I,
no one doubts His splendid messages against pen
more lmpuiSlve and rash than ali fbe 80; ~ ~
roosevelt, prove his very real mr. nboct IL SS's OF
NsW-Aork. July l, 1904 i q ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-02
WAR VIEWS OF EXPERTS.
Heather the Important Factor an
Strategy Just NO1o.
rrpou THE TRIBUNE BUREAU


yyyasbinrton July 1.-The important ractor III
-. .+ra+ao,, ~ the opposing armies in the Far
Eost "a the weather say the military experts
The advent Of the wet season will interfere
with anv considerable operations on either slue'
and unless the expected collision takes place al
once, It is the opinion of the army oilceFs tei0
that It will be months before there Is any iii-
portant fighting.
1t is realized that the movement OF the troops
depends entirely upon the condition OF inc
roads in Manchuria There are under the pest
conditions OF climate few roads OF any Aihu
and still fewer roads which are more than mere
ruts in the ground. The roads are OF no greater
width than a single wagon, and not more thaii
two soldiers laden with the field equipment
NAV mass abreast. This means that the move
nent of an army with It's wagon trains. is
slow and tedious affair, and II the traVei Is I'M
peded by mud IT Will be impossible for either
Kuropatkin or Kuroki TO accomplish anything
in the way OF changing bases. American OH
GERS do not see how 1t will be possible Tor the
Japanese to overcome thess difficulties. and
now that they embarrassed oy the Dau
weather it is considered that their opportunity
of a quick action against the Russians has been
foiIad This must be as the Russians desired,
else Is would not have been visibly part or
the Russian plan to avoid battle by series OF
retrograde movements whenever and wherever
there was likelihood OF collision with the
enemy.
Naval officers to-day discussed the story that
Russia had purchased, and had obtained posses
sion Of a submarine boat in this country. 1t Is
quite well known to officers here that both gov
ernments are IN the market and are buying a
large amount of material. The uses Of the
submarine are apparent. say American naval
officers, but just where the Russians will en-
ploy 1t no one can tell. It is hardly likely to
be used at Port Arthur since great difficulty
would be experienced In getting the craft into
the harbor The submarine IS still TO justify
the promises of Its advocates, and the con-
seryative naval view regards the type as OF
value only in casual encounters where the ele-
r,ents Of chance and risk predominate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-02
Se1,i3 !, eo7' i ia: 20 ,4sl5)aaa3,a
SATURDAY, July >. 1891.
TIE NEWS THIS H0RNING.

FOREIGN--Generais Kuroki and OEu cor
uHue TO advance, the movement from the nOrEh-
eIil passes from the Fen-Shui range having AS
sumed large proportions: tn japanese are saId
70 De within twenty miles of Lao Yang: tn
LING mas been reoccupied by the Russians. =
.LlspAteaes ffoll She-too said it was believed
that decisive battle between the Port Arthur
neet and the hlockading warships was going
Oh IN the middle OF Pe-Chi-I4i Strait. ne
falS Of the capture Of the heights about seven
miles east Gf Port Arthur were received: tho
Russians lost about two hundred mon and say
mat the japanese suffered more severely. ==--
me Budget Committee of the Chamber Of Dep
uties voted against ~, apT,rorriarior7 for +Fe
trench Embassy at the Vatican. The
House OF Lords discussed the question of
amending the Sovereign's oath; g motion by
the Earl Of Jersey that nothing should he done
70 weaken the Protestant succession WAS car
lied. == 1t said that the outlook was
favorable for an early settlement of the Tibetan
qIhncuttles. - King Edward returned TO
London from KieI; he was warmly greeted.
- Premier Combes secured majority in
the Chamber of Deputies against the PROPOSE
ton to discuss the Chartreuse bribery scandal.
- Senior Zaldo Secretary Of State ana JUS
tice of Cuba resigned. - A London dispatch
said that the Greek Minister of Worship and
instruction was killed in q duel.
DOMESTJC.-Changes in the Cabinet took
place; Secretaries Metcaf and Morton assumed
Office. Mr.. Moody became Attorney General and
Messrs. Knox and Cortelyou retired. -=
The Democratic guessing match at St.
Louis was well under way. with the gathering
of delegates close at hand for the convention
10 open on Wednesday and scheduled TO last
three days, with a probability of taking week
Tor It's work. The dissenting opiniOn OF
Judge Steele, of the Colorado Supreme Court
set forth the grounds which the act OF the
Governor in sUspending the writ of habeas cor
pus IN the Meyer case was iRdefenSibe. &C.
A Supreme Court decision at Concord, y. H,
1t was believed. established the legality of pool
rooms operated solely for receiving money to
be wagered outside Of the State. =-= Ex-Presi-
dent Cleveland and his family physician arrived
at Buzzard's Bay. Mass, for indefinite stay.
CITY.-Stocks were strong. -= The local
steamboat inspection bureau was still in dark
Sess to the reinspection of vessels ==-
a man asleep rolled off a roof struck a cable
9nd slid down it. escaping injury. - A run
away horse bOwled over several children but
none were injured. = Park Commissioner
Pallas said he would allow the City Hall Park
bridge terminal if il completed in eighteen
months. - Cyrus NJ. Strong expelled
from the Consolidated Stock and Petroleum
Exchange; the broker denounced the action as
outrageous - The Board Of Estimate APP
proved the Gas Trust contract for supplying the
city with light. = man murdered his wife
at Ocean Grove and then committed suicide
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Fair. The temperature yesterday: Highest, So
degrees; lowest. 20
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-02
! the mouth Of the Yalu to that Of

sula, from the mouth Of the Yalu to that OF
the Lao.
Rumors of sea fights abound AM may at
any moment materalZe into real news or I'M
portant work. 1t IS, we have suggested
pretty clear that the Russian admiral at Port
Arthur is in much the plight and probably
the state Of mind that Cervera was in at San
tiago The fall Of the town is imminent, and
that will mean the loss of the fleet unless II
can get out first. The Nladiycstok squadron
has been making another raid with the obvious
purpose Of drawing away. i'll pursuit or II or III
defence against it. some Of the japanese SHIPS
at Port Arthur and thus giving the Russians
at the latter place better cnance 10 hight their
way out. There is no indication. however, that
the shrewtlly devised scheme is likely TO sue
coed. Admiral Togo keeps all his ships just
where he needs them, and will probably let the
Corean and japanese coasts look out for them
selves rather than run the risk of having the
Russians make successful s0rtie In that he
is, Of course acting wisely, for it would be an
irraparabe disaster 10 the japanese TO nave
The Russians break out of Port Arthur over
power a weakened Japanese fleet, and perhaps
win tie mastery of the sea.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-02
NOTES FROM NEWPORT.
- rELEGRAPH 40 re rEIRrNE-I

IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRTBUNE.l
Newport. r. l.. July There large ar
rival Of New-Y orzeTs at Newport to-day and
many cottagers, who went to New-LOndon for
the races, also returned. In consequence it is
gay IN Newport this evening. and the gayety viii
continue until after the Fourth Many cottagers
are entertaining house parties and the harsor
which has been practically deserted for several
days. is dotted with yachts II looks as If 1t would
be the gayest Fourth Newport has seen for some
years as a large number Of entertainments are
scheduled TO take place on that day
Yachts arriving at Newport to-day were the Fee
hcia. J. Metca4f. OF Providence; the Ituna C.
Draper. and the Queen Nab. l. Smith. OF New
York.
The yawl Sybarite. is expected to sail Tomorrow
for City Island. where she will prepare for racing
w. Gould Brobaw. her owner, and number OF
friends arrived to-day 10 make the trip 10 CITY
Island In the yacht. She is commanded by CAPTAIN
Gomas, who sailed on the Meteors 7 and H. and
was also one of the crew Of the sIoop Thistle
The most important social affair OF the season
J. Stewart Barney, Ochre Point when she gave
a large dinner. The tables were decorated with
orchids and roses. and following the dinner there
was music Mrs. Barney's guests were: Mr. and
Mrs. Reginald c. Vanderbilt Mr. and Mrs Elisha
Dyer MI and Mrs I. Shaw Safe Mr. and Mrs
Harry , Lehr, Mrs. Richard GanbriU Miss
Chapln Mss Mabel Gerry. Miss Terry Miss
NataIle Wells, Mrs. James P. Kernochan Miss
Anne Sands, Miss Cynthia Roche. James J. Van
AIen' - W. Smith. Madison Grant L s Bru-
guiere' Lispenard Stewart. Robert Sedgwick tr
Joseph Wells and c. Greenough-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-02
THE PORCH.

When father built the veranda.
Don't mind It, Ed
Don't think Of dollars and cents"
That autumn Clara married
II made pa glad could be,
Most all the while,
I'm proud OF that porch" said She
Last summer both Belle and Amv
Would for the porch at night
OF us thought best
To stay indoors, out OF sight
But Belle ran faster than Amy
She got her man in July:
That porch to send
A bachelors oath sky high.
Last Tr.f Sunday md "A Amy tg,d Informed iGl us US.
And now us three,
Pa, ma. and me,
Can get on that porch, guess
cleveland Leader.
In the British Navy the engineers have curiou,
way OF killing sharks They seal up a dynamite
cartridge in empty can, and put the can inside
a lump of pork The pork is thrown overheard on
n wire, which has been connected with an electric
battery. When the shark takes the bait the engi-
neer presses button which explodes the cartridge
and kills the fish
Seeking Knowledge.-"There may be safety IN
numbers but Ia Ike to know what numbers. said
sylvania Punch Bowl.
Ex-Minlster Hart tells in THE Chicago Banker"
of the extraordinary imitation Of money in Colombia
He says:
dent OF Colombia. reduced to gold. was 40 per cent
money reached its height my salary alJ1avq ~
times as great as the Presidents reduced To gold
Vybf la
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-02
NETWORK SOCIETY.

Society is scattered to-day at the various seaside
and summer resorts and country houses, ana town
will be practically deserted so far as the faSh-
ionable set is concerned. A number or We'll known
people have gone to st. Louis for the purpose OF
attending the convention and the exposition AT the
same time
Indenendence Day viii be celebrated the day after
tomorrow in the usual fashion at Tuxedo; that IS
to saw with field sports. including golf and lawn
tennis tournaments. with music in the afternoon
and evening and fireworks after dark. At Norris
town the celebration will be less brilliant than IN
former years. for Mr.. and Mrs. FL Mex TwoHoiS'
who have heretofore given display of fireworks
are in Europe the Morris County Golf Club which
was wont TO sGraliza the day by an afternoon
fate has had its clubhouse burned. and the new
Whippany River Club has failed to make any ap-
preparation for the Fourth
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Drexel due here to-
day from Europe. and on ther arrival Will eO o.
once to Newport.
Dances will be given tonight at the Meadow
Club at southampton and at the Seawanhaka
C,orintbian Yacht club at Oyster Bay In fact. ut
all Of the Yacht clubs along the Sound entertain
ments have been organized for to-day and Monday
Dr.. and Mrs Isaac I. Kip left town yesterday
for the White Mountains
Mrs. Henry B. Hyde IS at Saratoga for the sum
Mr. and Mrs Howard Houston Henry sail To-Day
On hoard the Incania Mrs. Henry was Miss Mae
reu the second daughter OF Mrs. Alexander van
Rensselaer, and was married last week
Mr.. and Mrs Stanley Mortimer start next week
FOR their camp in the Adirondacks on the Upper 81
Regis.
Mr.. and Mrs Ebridge T. Gerry and the Misses
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-02
PRESIDENT GREETs PREsBYrERIANs
Hopes to See Union of All Reformed Bodies
in Every Nation.

liverpool. July IA letter from President Roosa-
ve4e sending greetings to the General CoupciI %
ths International Alliance OF Reformed presnv-
day. ~ 'U'oii To-
1t has been ons OF my hopes" wrote ths Prss,-
uent' 20 see some day union Of all reformed
bodies In every nation into a single orgsniza+tor
le Oet'er 10 do the great work that lies ready FOR
nands Inc letter says IN closing: 'AI good
wishes FOR the success Of the council
me letter was much appreciated by the assem-
NY ana resolution Of thanks proposed by the
rev James Oswald Dykes. was passed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-02
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Oklahoma IS proud of c. Porter Johnson an ora
tor who can make more classic references to the
sentence than any other in the West He is quoted
IN The Doaksville Tribune to the following effect:
L am OF Thucyddes's opinion that to know a
tttAls ana not express 1t Is bad as not to know
II az al. However, as general rule. as Fabius
satin. Al rneIluS fuerat non scribere namdue
t4cere tutuln Semper crit: for although ore NAV
% able to speak like Cicero. write like Seneca ana
reason IKE PlaJo-in his own eStimaton-yet Others
might think him no better than that man who as
ft4IA fIdteT relates, had some Of ArStOnhaD =
frogs IN ms belly which continually cried "Breke-
II Is all very well 20 SCOff with IuCian satirza
with Mentppus. lament with Heracltus laugh with
Democrltus and rip with old Euripides but those
VINO 90 so should remember that Thersites was
indiscretions. e'''o'
Words uttered during a political campaign like
AlcestoS S arrows, take fire they fly, and often
start a confagration which all the waters In the
continues Mr.. Johnson, Ito Interfere like an in
Quisltve Pandora, IN the Quarrels OF the Repub-
cans-ne sutor crepidar ultra-but I cannot refrain
from giving this swat 10 tho Hydra OF dissension
on general principles.
Bent Murdoch. the Kansas editor rays tribute 10
the sheep sorrel pie, which one OF the luxurtes
of primitive Kansas ''It was dried apple pie from
December until grass. or until the squaws came
around with Wild gooseberries. But happy thought!
With the coming OF the Johnny-tump-up came
sheep sorrel and. with sorghum sweetening what
lovely pies were made! Cornbread and Missouri
bacon, sorghum and buttermilk. with n quarter
section Of sheep sorre pie 10 finish upl Kansas
people of this day and generation don't know what
real good living Is"