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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-12
ADMINISTRATION WILL
SUPPORT COMMANDER

Commander Sawyer's protest against
the blockading of the entrance TO Niu-
chwang harbor by the Russians while
the United States gunboat Helena is in
mud dock there may result I'm interna-
tiOnal complications
The commander Of the British gun
boat at Niuchwang is also said TO have
protested.
The Navy Department has been adj
viSed OF Commander Sawyer's action.
which was made known 10 members Of
the Cabinet at yesterdays meeting. Al
though no official announcement has
been made of the fact. il is said the Ad-
miuistrauon viii support the naval Of
licer's protest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-12

sT. PETERSBURG. March i2--It IS
rarorted that the $50 japanese VINO
landed al Plaszin Bay. northern Korea
recently. have been cut OF from the
bodv which landed later Al Port I-azafeil
to re-enforce them. The Russians VINO
cut them of occupy both roads by whieh
a junction could have been effected.
A dispatch from Mukden says that -, tn9
roIloWlng has been issued from AcInlfAl
AIexiefT- headquarters; - -
y - ,e+onseo1ence OF the diverse ana
,,,ei-ti1g repOrts of the Landing OF
Ie 3i5.iI1 al various places and OF the
S,-i,1rc intentions Of the japanese COM
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-12
NOVEL EXCUSE FAILED
TO SAVE PRISONER

Despite the fact that cleanliness +,
considered next TO Goodness, Judge
Scott. in the Police Court. imposed a
penalty of fifteen days in jail upon
Robert Smallwood who was charged
with stealing six cakes OF soap, valued
at so cents. the property of James
Randolph
Robert admitted that he took the soap,
but explained, ledge, yO' amt gwine
send me down cause I wanted to wash.
Is yC'?"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-12
ON A RANCH
Woman Found the Food That Fitted
Her

Woman Found the FOOD 1naI fltJeo
Her.
A newspaper woman Went out 10 a
Colorado ranch to rest and recuperate,
md her experience with the food prob
lem is worth recOunting-
..-rbe woman al the ranch was pre-
ernlneutlv the worst hOusekeeper l have
ever known-poor soul, and poor me.
Il simply had 10 have food good and
rleuty OF IT, FOR ] had broken down from
Cyerv-orl, and was so weak ] could not
sit ND over one hour at time knew
could not get well unless j secured
food could easily digest. and tnat
would SUPPLY the greatest amount OF
TCurishment
zone day I obtained permission 70 go
through the pantry and see what /
could find. Among other things I came
across n package of Grape-Nuts. Whlch
1 had heard Of. hut never tried reaa
tee description on the package and De
came deeply interested, 80 then ana
there / got a saucer ana some cream
ano tried the famous food
'sIt tasted delicious TO me. and seemel
10 freshen and strengthen me gredt lN
60 stimulated that Ora pe-NutS dnd
cream be provided each day instead Of
ether food and / literally lived on
Grape-Nuts and cream FOR two or three
months.
"If YOU could have seen how fast 1
aot well il would have pleased and sur
prised you. j am now perfectly wen ahqi
sfTong again, and know exactly now 1
pot well, and that was on Grape-N uts
that furnished me "A powerful food 1
could digest and make use OF,
IN seems TO me no brain worker can
r0rd to overlook Grape-Nuts after my
. xt.erience" Name given by Postum
co. Battle Greek. Mich.
Get the miniature book. The Road 10
v Cllville," in each package
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-12
MISSOURI SOCIETY WILL
HOLD MARCH MEETING

The Missouri Society viii meet tonight
at the Spanish war Veterans Hall l9
SIKH street northwest. Mrs. CHAMP
Clark. VINO has literary and hislrionic
talent Of a high order. viii read an
original story. ''fhc Senator's Mantle
The scene Of the story is laid in Mis-
souri,.
cram are Mrs. Edgar l.. Giyens. W. ID.
Mcfarland. and Cliff stump.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-12
THE UNIVERSITY CLUB
AT RAUSCHER'S TONIGHT

There VIII be a large mass meeting
OF the members OF the University Club
tonight at Rauschers corner Connect
cut Avenue and L Street The reception
Will begin at 1,3O o'clock Short adj
dresses VIII commence at SD The re-
pert Of the committee on location OF the
club. and college songs by the glee club
will be followed by a buffet lunch
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-12
RuNAWAY IN cEMETERY.

team OF horses attached 10 hearse
driven by James Price and owned by
the Burgdorf Stables took fright I'm
GlenwoOd Cemetery yesterday after
noon and ran away. After dashing
down a driveway FOR a few hundred
yards they We're stopped and returned
70 the driver
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-12
MRs. RAYMoNp,s FUNERAL.

Funeral services over the body Of Sal
lie Yeatman Raymond. wife Of Or. VIII
liam A. Raymond. We're held Thursday
afternoon az the family residence. i72g
r Street. The Rev. Alfred Harding. OF
St Pauls Church. Oficlated The burial
was ln OAK I'm Cemetery
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-12
JAPANESE FORCES CUT OFF
IN KOREA, SAY THE RUSSIANS

manders. our army corps which have ar
rived a Hardin have been detained there
by the field staff. There is some diff
Guilty in providing suitable aCcOmmOda-
tions for this large force, owing to the
severe frosts that have set In.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-12
10 suPERvIsE SANITATION.

Major Thomas L. Raymond. surgeon
in the United States army. has been or
dered to St Louis TO supervise sani-
tary arrangements on the exposition
grounds.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-12
HUSBAND SOLE BENEFICIARY.

Almira v. HANNA. by her Will. Of
fered for probate in Baltimore. makes
her husband. Michael W. HANNA, her
sole beneficiary.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-12
MRs. HANCOCK DIvoRcEp.

Lulu S. Hancock has been divorced
from William y Hancock, on the
ground OF desertion and abandonment
The decree is signed by Justice Gould.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-12
.SPRING TRADE
NOT UP TO MARK
Ten to Fifteen Per Cent BE
hind 1903 Record.
QUIET IN NEW ENGLAND
Industrial Conditions in Middle West
Await Settlement of Coal
Miners Trouble.

NEW YORK. March 11.-Special tele-
grams from correspondents Of the Inter
national Mercantile Agency throughout
the United States show that spring
trade. now about completed has
fallen 10 or Is per cent behind the
total volume distributed in the first two
months of 1903.
The difference is not so great at New
York but business in New England is
relatively quiet. At Chicago, merchants
find the movement Of dry goods, cloth
J ing. shoes. and groceries about equal to
that Of a, year ago. but at st. Louis and
| Louisville there are gains this year over
| last. Minneapolis and St Paul explain
that the Northwest is very conservative
and that business is about 10 per cent
/ less than in March, 1903. while at Phila-
delphia. the falling of in metals and
some other lines is as much as 20 per
cent. Pittsburg has felt a like decline.
but says recent large purchases Of iron
/ and steel, with inquiries now on hand,
',~'rt to the long waited turn in the
tide. SGiAI.EiS
Favorable to Wheat.
/ Inquiry as to winter wheat shows that
east of the Mississippi. except in Ohio,
! recent weather conditions have been fav-
| orable. Moisture has been needed in
| Kansas Missouri. and Oklahoma, and
the condition there is not so good. Re
cent weather conditions have favored
retail trade and a revival Of the build
/ ing industry.
Philadelphia and Chicago each report
| q tendency toward a decrease in indus
trial wages High cost Of textile raw
materials is showing in reduced prOduc.
/ ton. rather than in lower wages. fu-
dustrial certaintie.s in the Middle West
/ viii not be possible until after the soft
! coal miners have settled the strike ques-
/ ton on Tuesday next. Leading met al
i and agricultural prices incline highsr.
! The stock market is merely marz4ag
! time. Money is a drug.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-12
AUDITORS OFFICE
NEEDS MORE HELP
Additional Work Required
of the Bureau.
LIMIT OF ITS EFFICIENCY
Views of Alonzo Tweedale on the
Necessity for More Clerks
Next Year.
LIMIT OF ITS EFFICIENCY

John r. Garrison. the District Auditor.
and all the employees OF the Auditing
Office are at present the most anxious
people in the District Building. They
claim. and prove by convincing state
ments that their force OF twelve men
and one messenger will be utterly in
adequate TO do the work of the Office.
unless Congress gives them help The
House has already refused their request
for more men. and their last hope Is
now in the action of The Senate
This desire for more clerks is not bas-
ed on matter Of mere personal conven-
fence, but arises from the conviction
that the present Office force will be un-
able TO do the work Of the coming hscal
year. As has been explained in The
Times, the present District appropriation
bin ooliges the Auditol 20 handle 81. zoe. =
0oo more than he has ever done before in
one year.
Constantly 0verworl.ed.
AS things stand now. the Auditor and
lis clerks are constantly overworked.
AlOnzo Tweedale, VINO has been Acting
Auditor in Mr. Garrison's absence. said
today.
It has at last become serious mat
ter with us. We are confronted with
the fact that We will nos be able 10 do
our work when the pending apprOpria-
ton bin goes into effect Right now.
the office 3 IN a continual scramble and
hustle TO get the work done. Often we
nave TO leave alone an entire branch of
work, while something more pressing
takes up our attention.
We must have more men. or the
work viii suffer. We are now working
much longer than is required by law
don I think there's q lazy man in the
ofnce- Put on our already overburdened
shoulders the care of an additional
y 'lllon dollars. and the consequences
might be disastrous Our powers Of ell
uhlSnce @re not supernatural and the
twelve men In this Office have reached
the limit OF their efficiency
If the funds of the District are to be
properly handled during the coming
year, we must have more clerks
Snips and the St. Johns herald. [volume] (St. Johns, Ariz.) 1903-1905, 1904-01-02
TAXES or 1901.

Elisha Averett, Springerville,
IS acres OF land and imp at
Springerville, and personally
charges $37.40.
Mrs ] c Ayerett. Kanab Utah.
Ia ARES land and imp at
Springerville, charges $9.03.
Francisco Bdca, lot and imp at
Springerville, charges S9.0S.
Pedro Maria Bldilla St Johns
To- atres land III sec "a Up Is nr
% south Of st Johns lots & imp
in blk , lots 6 & 9 blk AZ lots 3
so blk IDIOTS II Is 10 3 % & 27
blk 20 and lots IL & p blk SO
and imp i'll St Johns charges
$85. 50.
T w Burgess, 2 lots i'll Nutri-
oso imp and personally charges
$28 OF.
Defiance Cattle Co Navajo so
acres Of land in sec Is tp % II r
II and mp chqrg,, $l.3I.
] S Eugar. Ea&ar, imp on poss
right and personality at IGagar
charges $24 II
n Gonzales LOT in Springer
willie imp and personally charges
$780,.
Porror,o Gonzales El Tule imp
on posS right and personality
charUeS - ST.
Snips and the St. Johns herald. [volume] (St. Johns, Ariz.) 1903-1905, 1904-01-02

on poss right and persona, Y
charges Sis.
lose ID Romero, Concho. imp
on poSs right and personally
charges $l.50.
Juan Romero, Concho, imp on
TT land and personally charges
$4.69.
Geo w Sampson, Gallup, N NJ
imp on poss right and personality
near 4anado Arizona charges
$26.5D.
Snips and the St. Johns herald. [volume] (St. Johns, Ariz.) 1903-1905, 1904-01-02

Teofilo Sanchez lot in Spring
erville and lump charges $3.50.
Crescncio Trujillo imp onrr
land in Concho and personally
charges $5.25.
j. r. ARMIJO,
Clerk Board Of supervisors.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-04-13
Ordering Rural Libraries.

superintendent Brooks is this week
assisting the teachers and trustees OF
those schools whose applications were
accepted for a rural library, in making
up their orders for the books, which
are to be supplied by On Atlanta con-
Germ. The Ora school was among the
first to subscribe for a library, but &C
cording to a recent decision OF the At
torney General the District was found
ineligible to receive q library as the
school was created 10y a special act of
the Legislature. Lanford having made
application and being next on the list
OF eligibles was promptly given Ora's
chance to get one Of the ten libraries.
superintendent Brooks suggests that
all the orders for the libraries be made
as early as practicable, Several orders
have already gone on.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-04-13
RED HOT

I pr Lace Curtains 49c
I Oft Paper Window Shade Sc
I Oft Linen Shade zoe
I Thimble &c
Pins, Needles, Keychains &c
I Beats All" Pencil &c
I cake Buttermilk Soap &C
I set Teaspoons &C
1 box Ioct Talcum Powder &C
I box 25c fellows Powder 1oc
I box Tappan's Powder &C
1 bottle Ioc Bay Rum Hair
I bottle Hoyrs Cologne &C
1 bottle Iocts Petroleum Jcllv &C
1 box Ioc Paper &C
Fl Envelopes good. &C
IL Safety Pins &c
1 Spool Thread re
2 Spools Thread (machinc) &C
1 Cake Soap &c
II Collar Buttons &c
s Slate Pencils re-
4 OF Ioc bottle Machine Oil &C
1 bottle Carter's Ink oc
II boxes Tacks Sc
L yard Oil Cloth (
I nice Mandolin 81 IA
2 big Handkerchief &C
1 nice Corset ooc
1 CDR. Scott" Corset a.
Ladies' $3 so Pattern Hats
f>eo not Price" $I.o8
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-04-13
Cotton Mill News.

MICH. Roper conducted the service
at the Second Baptist Church Sunday
morning and Rev. w. d. Hamlet Sun
day night.
We are glad to say that Rev. M. @.
Compton is improving in health.
Mr.. Edgar Blakeiey and wife of
Clinton visited friends and relatives
here Saturday night and Sunday.
MIR. O. X. Templeton visited his old
home in the county Sunday.
Mr.. Walter Hellams has been sick
for q few days.
Messrs. ID. Il. Todd anG Larry Mar.
tin Ut Clinton were In town Saturday.
Mr.. Will Moore has come back here
to work.
Messrs. Ludie Tribble and Oscar
Templeton were up to see Mrs. DIR.
Templeton Sunday.
Mr.. Gus Martin and wife went to his
brothers. birthday dinner Friday.
Mr.. John Narlor and Miss Mol,ie
Templeton were married Wednesday
night at eight o'clock at the home of
the brides father, Mr.. Bordie Tenn
p!eton. Also Mr.. VIII Dagnall and
afternoon at MIR. Bragg's. Rev. j.
G. Huggin performed both cere-
monies.
Mr.. Marior and wife went to see Mr..
Marlor's parents Friday at Enoree.
Rev. d. B. Hill of Enoree was in town
Saturday.
Joe Avery was in town Saturday.
Miss Cora Franks gave a musicale
and little play to her friends Saturday
night.
Whit Dendy Of Newberry is up to
see his father.
Arthur Cobb of Kings Mountain is
in town.
Mr.. Bordie Templeton and wife went
to Clinton Sunday.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-04-13
MEXICAN LACE BANDS.

WENICAN IACE JANIS
When you want the latest trimmings
for the shirtwa'st suit or fancy dress
bear in mind we have it. We are snow
ing all the new Mexican Lace Bands in
white, champagne and brown at the
special prices ~ LIE, 15c., 25c and
35c. yard.
We prepay Mail, Express or
or over shipped within a radius of
THE JAMES
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-04-13
The f1ub|The Hub
Trained Taste Governs the GatherinQ.

Do you know why it is that a large percentage of the most
dressers in Laurens have come to depend on THE
HUB for almost everything they require in apparel and its acces-
SORES. 1t is just for the simple reason that trained, womanly
taste governs the gathering of our stock and selects every single
thing, large or small, that we offer for sale. Intimate knowledge
OF Women's needs, tastes and wishes is the secret of our success.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-04-13
Millinery and Other TIatters.

KFfHHHNEy dAU OVTIGI I KdttGTS.
Please do not buy any sort of Hat until you have visited our Mill
merry Department.. 1t is full of new shapes, trimmings and made
up Flats, which we feel sure will interest you greatly. 1t doesn't
cost a penny to see them, you know. Then there are a great
many other notable things here at The Hub, which we'll deserve
your att nton. For instance, our superb line of Wolfe and Serge
Walking Skirts at $3.50 to $3.50; Our Mercerized Underskirts
Limitation silk hnish) at ST.. 90 to So. 90; and much else that
we lack space to mention here.
Don't buy until you have paid The Hub a visit.
THR HUB.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-04-13
Garnitures

In Embroideries, Laces and
Trimmings, we offer an ex-
quisite line, full of striking nov
elites and lovely effects. Swiss
and Cambria Embroideries and
insertions are shown in plentiful
variety at I5c to soc the yard,
Torchon Laces and Insertion !,
many, many kinds, sc to CSC.
Valenciennes Laces match sets,
sc to 25c. And a good stock of
silk and cotton Applique, Wood,
Silk Cluny, Persian Bands and
all else in up-to-date dress adorn-
ments.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-04-13
ORDER by n
FROM
I P'S.
NEW sILKs-If it's Silk and it's stylish-TAPPH HAS

30-inch Black Peau de Sole, good
heavy weight, fast color. Will wear
the best. Worth elsewhere 81 25. Spe-
cial price, the yard ........ I'll 90
Handsome 36-inch wide Black Taffeta
Silk. We guarantee every yari TO
wear and not to break or split. We give
new silk on the spot for every va d not
as represented. We handle no tender
silks from jobbers, but give it t.
you fresh from the factory every week
at prices that you cannot match. Price.
Messaline, that new and stylish pure
silk fabric in about Is coIors, also
white, cream and black, 20 inches wide,
very soft, with high lustre. Price. the
-. ...."... 80 l.OU
S6-inch wide Black Guaranteed Taf-
feta Silk. This is made by the Bar
tholdi Silk Company an. is guaranteed
by them. We back this guarantee by
giving you new silk for every yard
that breaks or splits. The heaviest,
the prettiest and best $3.50 Taffeta on
earth. Tapp's price the yard........$1.25
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-04-13
STOCK COLLARS.

STOCK COLLARS.
Ladies' White Pique and Madras
fancy Stocks, some bound in bands
ana with long tabs, others with fancy
fagoting and buttons. This line is pos
lively worth double what we ask you.
IaPP,s special price. 25c.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-04-13

Freight Oil all purchases of $500
600 miles of Columbia.
L. TAPP CO., Columbia, S. c,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-04-13
MARRIED IN CHARLESTON.
Mr. Manson Greer WEEDS Miss Rosalie
Stewart.

The first wedding In Easter week
was that Of Miss Resale Muckenfuss
Stewart and Mr.. Warren Manson
Greer, which took place ON Tuesday
afternoon, at O'Clock, at the home Of
The brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Stewart, on Logan street. For
the occasion the two parlors were
opened together and handsomely decor
ated: the bay window was draped In
gauzy white and banked with ferns
n white azsleas, palms, white roses
Gala lilies. A railing was placed
across the window, chanel like, and In
front was q beautiful arch of flowers
from the center of which depended two
l~ntertwined hearts of white roses. The
kneeling cushions were of white satin.
The young couple stood beneath the
arch while the wedding ceremony was
performed by the Rev. John Johnson,
ID. ID. a. beautiful wedding march was
played by Miss Julia Morris as the
bridal party entered the room, and dur
ing the ceremony, 30 promise Me-"
Two little flowers girls, Misses Nellie
Gettie and May Stewart, dressed in
pink and carrying bfskets of pink bios
SONS, preceded the bridesmaid and
groomsman, Miss Alice Stewart, a sis
ter Of the bride, and Mr.. Herbert Greer,
q brother of the groom, who were fol-
lowed by the dame of honor, Mrs. Rob-
ert Stewart, Jr., and the bride. The
groom entered the room with DIR. Rob-
ert Stewart, u brother Of the bride, who
was given away by her father. The
bridesmaid wore a dainty pink and
white gown and c,rried pink flowers
with ribbons of the same color. The
dame of honor was in white, her flow
ers were also white. The bride was
lovely in a gauzy white toilet trimmed
with valencisnnes lace, and her bouquet
was of bride roses. On the piazza and
throughout the house the decorations
were OF laurel, ferns and roses, the
whole presenting an uncommonly beau
tiful appearance From the dining
room refreshments were handed. Mrs.
Greer cutting the handsome bride cake
with much grace. Soon after the bride
appeared in a stylish blue travelling
dress, and at 5 o'clock Mr.. and Mrs.
Greer were on the way to their future
home in Laurens.-Charleston Post.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-04-13
Full of Refined Beauty.

Real refinement and beauty characterizes every piece OF
Dress Goods we show this Spring. There are no over. gaudy
vulgar, cheap-looking patterns or shades among them. We ear
nestly request you to see these beautiful fabrics before you pur.
chase. Among them the following are especially noteworthv.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-04-13
COLORED r E GOODS.

Every stylish dresser in the Caro-
linas knows that IL q dress material
comes from Tapp's it is the latest in
fashion and the best in quality.
All-wool sponged and shrunk Cheviot
In garnet, brown, navy and royal blue,
black, gray, etc. This is the best value
on The market. AT the yard ....... soc.
44-inch All.Wool Eugllsh Coverts in
grays, blues, ETC., worth $l.25. Special
price, the yard.......m.......... 75c.
44-inch navy and royal blue Brillian-
tine, the seasons leading style. You
can't buy the same at Tapp's price, the
............ ,......5Oc.
3S.inch wide White Mohair with
dotted effects, n of the seasons best
styles. Price, the yard .......... ......5Oc.
3S-inch wide White Nuns Yelling,
all pure wool, washes and wears the
best. Good value at the yard. .........5Oc.
3S-inch wide all wool Albertross,
very stylish, wears we'll. LIS u value,
WHO Jpiu.- 80. ZEE. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .... QUO.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-04-13

VotEs--Plaln Bouretted 3oIp. per yard SOC
oN 5 vEIL1NG-olacka ana colofS, 3o-ln,per yard soc
IoNs NEILiNG--Very OH ana aalntyn 3o-ln, per yard, SOC
oiCILIANs-Dlack AND colorS, dom, per yard, soc
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-04-13
NOTHING EQUAL TO CHAMBER
LAIN'S collie AND DIARRHOEA
REMEDY FOR BOWEL CON-
DT.AINTC nj GuTT ND NM

I1hIINIo IN OHILDTtEN.
I'VE have used Chamberlaiu's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in our
family for years." says Mrs. j. B.
Cooke, of Netherlands, Texas, "We
have given it to all of our children. We
have used other medicines for the same
purpose, but never found anything TO
equal Chamberlain's. If you will use it
as directed it will always cure" For
sale by Laurens Drug Co.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-03
JAps IN prNaYANa.
6,oOo Soldiers Have Occupied the
 Town.


 Town.
 St. Petersburg. March 2.An official dis patch from Major General Phug. Vlceroy Alexieff's chief of stan, Lated March ?. says:
 According to the reports of patrols to PIngyang and on the road to Gensan CWon San) there were no signs of the enemy Pingyang has been occupied by 5000 Japanese, who include 200 cavalry men. No particulars have been obtain ed concerning artillery. It has been learned that the Japanese bring troops by sea from Fusan to Chenampho Con Pingyang inleD, whence they come to Pingyang.
 Between 1000 and 2.0OO Korean troops have been sent to Pingyang from Seoul. Our patrols on February 2S were within twelve versts (eight miles) of Pingyang and report that the Japanese have forti- fled the town. The enemy's troops are arriving daily.
 At Port Arthur and in Manchuria all is calm. According to Korean reports from Vladivostok a detachment of 25OO Japanese. without artillery, landed at Song Cheng Huengseng. north of Cape BruaD on February 19, and marched to the south.
 There have been heavy snow falls at Port Arthur and in Manchuria recently. At Port Arthur there were ten degrees of frost and Vladivostok had a heavy snow storm