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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-28

w ANTED-FIRST CLASS JAPA-
neSe boy wants position as cook in
private family, hotel or restaurant
in city or country. Speaks English
Has best references. Address
"Janese" Statesman office.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-28
Handy Revisits Seattle.

The affair caused (. lot of talk at the
time. and the deputy was at loss to
explain his conduct. Capt. Handy re-
manned in hiding for quite While. 1t
was about two years ago that he con-
! Guided to part company with the deputy
and nothing more was seen of him in
Seattle until about two months ago.
About two months ago the captain
Seattle The sheriff and his deputies
| had been looking for him for more
| than two years, but they failed to sight
him.
Capt. Handy walked into Dr. Jordan S
office and wanted to be friends. He
wanted the doctor to sign a petition
for his pardon. Instead of taking up
a pen the doctor reached for the re-
ceiver on the telephone to notify the
tain. and drawing himself up 10 his
full height. he said:
DR.. Jordan l am III your house, as
vour guest. You cannot do the thing
You seem to want to do. for ii would
be violating all the rules of hospitality.
So long as | am under your roof, l am
under your protection. and | have no
fear that you will attempt to deliver
me over to the authorities.'
The captain was so tremendously
Identified when he said this that Dr
Jordan was taken by surprise. Before
he could recover himself the capt@'n
walked out of the office and mingled
with the crowds on the street. He has
not been seen in Seattle since.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-28
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IN
THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL

Nothing is omitted which concerns
the interest Of buyers and sellers in
the live stock, grain, provisions, pro-
duce and financial marKets-the quota
tons are comprehensive, and are In
every way reliable.
day a full ana truthful report OF the
The Journal in addition carries every
worlds news and presents many spa-
cial features Of deep interest to tho
average reader. The Journals we-
mans page, the illustrated sporting
news page, Journal stories and comic
pages and other good things make It
very popular family newspaper.
clean and bright from A to 2 ana
years end to years end.
Daily. one year by mail, only 81: SIX
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Semi-weekly, 1o4 issues. one year.
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Weekly, 81. The issues Of the Semi
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THH JOURNAL, Portland Or.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-28
WALLA WALLA MARKETS
REVISED DAILY.
Retail Prices.

..I1ino ouo1ations On the To-
4he
ca nl1' N'' ,oo ,,. ee,o - ee-n
9"7'"
thr~S' = 49,
Vegetables ''''''e' Pei '''~N ~
ouous-PeF loo Ids Sl'oo
Cabbag--Per 100 lbs. $l.25.
Repts-Per ID. 1c.
C.lerv-Per doz. punches 40c.
Sweet potatoes-Per Id sc.
Apples-Per box, 15c to s1.25.
Fruits-Oranges per doz.. Acc to 60c.
Lrnous-per doZ. 25c to SOC.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-28

Seattle, exhibited the clearance papers
Tor the ship, ostensibly made out by
customs officers, he concluded that
everything was all straight and con-
sented TO make the loan.
he gave DR.. Adams and Capt Handy
the $4,000, and then sent man down
to San Francisco to make a report on
the Midnight Sun. His agent could
find no vessel by that name. but he did
lind the hulk of steamer named Pro-
lessor Morse, lying on the mudfiats OF
Oakland, with a broken back. DR.. Jor.
dan thinks this is the steamer sold
to him by DR.. Adams and Capt Handy,
| Midnight Sun to be in keeping with the
Nome run.
DR.. Adams and Capt. Handy disap-
peared from Seattle shortly after get
ting the $4,000, but they We're arrest
ed some time later and put on trial
about two years ago for obtaining
money unQef 1alSe pretenSeS. The
jury in the case of Dr. Adams disagreed
he put up bonds while awaiting an
other trial, and then quietly disap-
peared from this section of the coun-
try. Capt. Handy was convicted and
sentenced to a term of three years
in the penitentary.
The captains health declined in the
county jail. and Deputy Sheriff Whit
ford, out of the goodness of his heart
consented TO take him for little trip
| to Tacoma. While a woman friend of
| the captain entertained the deputy at
| a hotel in Tacoma. Capt. Handy walk
| ed away, and the deputy had to return
| to Seattle and confess that his pris-
| oner had escaped.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-28
w. ADAMS IN CHICAGO JAIL
Jumped Bonds In Seattle Two Years
Ago.

Aoo,
..
'-' In, WASH. JAN 2s.-A spe-
.. .''~."'.h 20 the Post-Intelligencer
.'@ Chicago last night. Announcing
.'' a'..~c of "Dr." r. F.. Adams on the
'.aFye of ~vindling Seattle people. re-
'> IN" career of that gentleman in
~ about fom Years ago. when
>He,"eded in getting $4,000 out Of
d. -u-eue Jordan for worthless
INK of d.>mantlnd steamer and sold
h N oil aud mining companies to
.a5a2 uomen who had the most
-#a.t confidence in Dr. Adams be-
y Ny" h, IS bic man ana good to look
4 -'"..
'A 1922. when the Nome excitement
N-~ al lis height and steamers Of all
7.a'S oyrr worth almost anv price
ASKED for them. Dr.. Adams, accom-
panied by capt. f. n Handy. an
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LOST-POCKET BOOK CONTAIN
ing large sum and the owners card.
A liberal reward will be paid for the
same to this office.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-28

Chickens -Hens per h., &c to SC,
boosters per lb. sc, Spring Chickens
per To- &c, Geese per 10. &c, Ducks per
H. &c, Turkeys per ID. 12kc, Eggs Csc
cash 2,1ac in trade
Choice Beef Cattle-Cows, 21a; steers
Sc
'2IYes-Live &c to sc, dressed Sc.
Good hogs-Live 41ac; dressed SIZE,
Sheep Wethers, So; Ewes, $3.50;
Lambs 50
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These are the quotations on the To-
cal market:
Oniors-Per cWt S1.o5.
Carrots-Per sack soc.
Reets-Per sack or box soc.
Potatoes-Per cwt. soc.
Sweet potatoes-Local $3.50 per
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CahhJge-Per ID. 1c.
TLrnips-Per sack soc.
Parsnips-Per sack Csc.
Carrots-Per sack soc.
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E-Gs- Fresh. per doz., 25c.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-28
ON THE STOOL OF REPENTANCE

YIN me STOOL OF REPENTANCE
IS "nere the man will find himself
tnat takes his linen to any laundry
sut the Walla Walla Steam Laundry.
II your conscience don't prick you
your collars and cuffs may, and make
you appreciate the smooth edges. soft
outton-hoies and exquisite color and
uHlsn mat you can always rely on re-
celVlng from the Walla Walla Steam
Laundry.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-28

Offers choice o, 1nrnnt xateways.
KANSAS CITY, ST. JOSEPH or
OMAHA, to Chicago and points East.
Through Standard and Tourist
sleeping cars daily between San Fran
cisco and Chicago via Los Angeles
and FL Paso
Through Tourist Sleeper each
TUESDAY from Portland 70 Chicago
via Salt Lake and Colorado Springs.
Through Standard Sleeping cars
daily between Ogden and Chicago.
Lowest rates in effect always avail
able via Rock Island System"
Reduced ROUND TRIP RATES in
erect on July Is and 16 and August
IS and &c; 80 days return limit.
Be sure to See that your ticket read,
via the
ROCK ISLAND SYSTEM.
The best and mos. reasonable Din
ing Car service.
For rates, folders, etc., write to or
call on.
GEO. W. BANTER.
Z. b. GOHMAN, Trav. Pass, Agt.,
Genl. Agt.,
ESQ Alder St.. Portland Ore.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-09
HILL AND WIFE GIVE
FOR NEW CATHEDRAL
Contribute Half Cost of $3, 900, 900
Building at ST.
Paul.

st. Paul. May 9.-Jamcs J. Hill,
president of the Northern Securities
company and the Great Northern rail
road. will supplement his many gifts
10 the Roman Catholic church by Il
donation of Sl,JOO,CCO given Jointly
by himself and Mrs. Hill toward the
erection of the new $3.0O00OO cathe-
dral. Two of the weaIthie>t parishes
Of st. Paul will join in its construc-
ton. Announcement of the gift was
made Saturday by the clergy in con-
nCction with further statements of the
progress of the cathedral movement.
The remaining $1,50OGOO is already in
sight and will be given by other
wealthy citizens.
The cathedral will be the most cost
ly church editice in the west and will
crown a height on st. Anthony's hill,
in the center of the most aristOcratic
portion of the city, on which many
years ago Commodore Kittson built
the then finest residence west of Chi
cago. The cathedral site is onlT few
hundred yards from President Hill'S
residence. Construction will be begun
this summer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-09
AGAINST DIVORCE
lnter-Church Conference Issue an
Appeal for Purity in the
Marriage Relation.
SACRED THINGS ARE IN PERIL
Through the Ease with Which Di-
Vorces Are Obtained in the
United States.

Philadelphia, May 9.-The inter
church conference on marriage and di-
vorce. a body representing officially
fourteen leading denominations, has is
sued through its secretary, Rev Will
lam II. Roberts. d. D.. an appeal to
the public calling attention to several
aspects of the divorce qestion. The pa
per is the beginning OF a national COM
paign of education upon the subject
to be followed by efforts to secure
the enactment of laws in the state
legislatures, and ultimately, it is
thought, of an amendment to the con-
sttution of the United States.
Action That Has Been Taken.
Already action has been taken by
the conference looking toward the pre-
vention Of the remarriage by ministers
of other cOmmuniOns of Divorces
whom cIergymen of their own faith
have refused to marry. This movement
is the first occasion of any sort upon
which the representatives of the great
denominations have officially come to-
gether. The members of the confer
ence include many of the most emi-
nent ecclesiastics and laymen in the
churches.
Churches Engaged I'm the Movement.
The denominations which sub
scribe to the appeal are: Protestant
Episcopal, Presbyterian, Methodist
Episcopal, Methodist Episcopal church
south. Reformed Church of America,
Reformed Church in the United States,
United Presbyterian. Evangelical Luth-
eran, Baptist churches, Congregational
churches. Cniversalist churches. Uni
tartan churches, Reformed Presby-
terian. Cumberland Presbyterian. alli-
ance Of the reformed churches holding
the Presbyterian service
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-09
CHLOROFORM FOR
A CONGREGATION
DiabOlicaI Attempt at Wholesale
Murder in an Indiana
Church.

WABASH. Ind. May 9. - Unknown
men entered thc Union Holiness taGcr-
nacle, in the ncrthern part of this city,
where service WIS in progresS, and
dashed large quantity of chlorOform
over the worshiICrS When the fumes
of the drug spread through the house
many women were almost overcome
and had to be removed to the street,
where they recovered.
Scores of those Yho remained were
affected, but under the leadership of
May aRd Clark, two evangelists, and
the pastor, Rev. Melville Pratt the
services were continued. Pratt reports
nine conversions. TO aggravate the
offcnsc, just before The congregation
dispersed the church was stoned. PeO-
PIE in the vicinity say that the hOli-
ness congregation is noisy and that
the shouting and singing which pro-
cced far into the night disturb their
rest
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-09
Churches Engaged I'm the Movement.
POINTS FROM THE APPEAL
Plea for the Sanctity of NIarriage-Statis-
tics That Are Significant.

The appeal says in part: First Of
all we plead for the cultivation of the
grace of purity; for the careful guard
ing of children within the atmosphere
of home by parents. We
plead for recognition Of the sanctity
of marriage. We are facing a condi-
tion in our country today which threat
ems danger to the most sacred things.
Behind the monster OF
pOlygamg, behind the spectre of the
lax divorce court. with its colIuSionS,
its corTuptions and its contagiOn.
stands the sad fact of the low ideal
of marriage.
1T is true that the clement of
mutual consent and the element Of
legal contract enter into it; but under
meath and behind these, as the sure
foundation, stands the revelation of
Gods holy word. God at first brought
a woman to a man. one woman to
one man, to whom he shall cleave, so
that in Gods purpose and Gods sight
they are one flesh. MaIuia &c
is a holy thing. Marriage is the insti-
tuition of God himself and is saHctified
under the solemnitics of the old sane
ton by our blessed Lord.
What words can we find TO express
the adherence which ought to rise in
righteous indignation against the pres
cut possibilities and the existing facts
of the divorce habit m America. Just
now polygamous Utah looms large and
ugly in our minds. But we must look
nearer home to realize the true cOndi-
ton OF things. The proportion of di-
vorccs to marriages in 1902 IN eight
states reporting statistics is as fol-
lows: In Maine, l to @; in New Hamp-
shire. l to SO; in Vermont, 1 to 10;
in Massachusetts, l to 16; in Rhode
Island, l TO s; in Ohio. l to S.S; in
Indiana, l to 7.6; in Michigan. I to IL.
In these states there has been a
steady and rapid increase IN divorces
during the decade, and this increase
Is believed to be true of the country
at large"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-09
An Inquiry is Started Con
cerning Money Collect
ed 20 Years Ago.

Washington. May "a movement
here to erect monument to PreSi-
iouS passage of the National Lincoln
Monument association. chartered bX
act of congress March 30. 1867. The
plan was backed by the most prom
inent men in the country. and SIoO.OOO
was raised by popular subscription.
The design was executed by Sculptor
Clark Mills. a site in front of the cap
itol was selected. and captured con
federate cannon to east bronze fig
ures were turned over by the war de-
partmeut. But the association van
ished in ISS2. So far is can be learn
ed the money was never returned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-09
BLOCKING OF THE HARBoR
Japanese Legation at Washington Hears
How 1t Was Accomplished,

How 1t Was Accomplished,
Washington, May 9.-The follow
ing cablegram. dated Toxic, May Z,
was received at the Japanese legation
Saturday:
Admiral Togo reports that the COM
bineG fleet effected the third blocking
operation on Port Arthur on the Sd of
May. The gunbOats Akagi, ChOkai,
the second, third. fourth, fifth de
stroyer flotillas and the ninth. tenth
and fourteenth tOrpedO-boat fiotilla.
with steamers started on the I'd OF
May, but strong wind soon arising
greatly hindered the movement, and
therefore the commander ordered TO
stop the operation. but the order did
not reach in time. and consequently
eight steamers proceeded and da shed
into the harbOr, despite the enemy's
scarchlight. fortress fire, observation
mines and mechanical mines.
Five StCumcrs gained the mouth
OF the harbOr. especially NIikawa
NIaru and TotOmy Mnru breaking
boom went further inside. The en-
trance of the harbOr is considered eff
fectivcly blocked AT least for cruisers
and battleships- Three other steam
Crs sunk before reaching the mouth
OF the harber. Our 1otillas remained
till morning and rescued half of the
crews of the Sunken steamers.
''TOrpedo-bOat No. ia, its steamPipe
having been hit was disabled, but
was towed away by torpedo-bont No.
30. The pert engine of the torpcdO-boat
Actaka was damaged, but the ship
was saved. Casualties OF the f1otillas:
Three wounded, two killed but 10 9th
er damage"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-09
ANXIOUS to ArbItrate
BATTLE SIX HOURS
WITH THlBETANS
British Force Loses % Men in
Killed and Wound
ed.

LONDON. May GA dispatch from
the British camp. Karo pass, Thibet,
dated May Is. says: a stiff fight to-
day emled in driving the Thibetans
from their positions two miles below
the pass. The fight lasted for six
hours. The ThibetanS. numbering l.
500, held the positions with great tena-
city, and lost nearly 2C0 before they
Were expelled.
'The British losses were Captain
Bethune and three men killed and
twenty-One men wounded. y snow
storm prevailed throughout the fight"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-09
New York Inventor Pro
poses Holding it on the
Rails With Magnet.

New York. May 9.-A miie ana
thrce-tcuths in - seconds l. the speed
promised by Prof. Albert {. Albert
son. president of the Electro Magnetic
Railway Construction company. BY
July l he expects to have in opera
tion in Staten island a railroad equip
ped with his new magnetic motor. He
has figured it all out with a model.
According to Prof. Albertson's time
schedule. this train viii travel ut Il
rate of about 432 miles an hour.
which is approximately five times as
fast a. the swiftest express In the
United States. He SAYS he himself
does not yet know the exact maxi
mum of speed that his invention can
attain to, but Is convinced that IT can
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-09
BUILDING MOTOR TO TRAVEL
FOUR HUNDRED NILES AN HOUR

haul a train along IA straight track at
more than 400 miles an hour.
The rails of the Staten island road
rest on steel framework eight feet
above the ground. The object Of this
is 10 give the train what the inventor
regards as absolute immunity from
wreck The wheels are TO run on
rails. and then to make sure that they
cannot jump the track magnets will
be run along under the rails. No mat
fer how high l. the rate Of speed
reached. Prof. Albert~on says. this
mode of construction viii efTectualIy
prevent the train from leaving the
track. The principle Of the inyen-
tion j. 50 simple that even layman
may readily understand it." said the
inventor Il have given seven years
20 lis study and perfection"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-09
WARRANT FOR S40,OOO,OOO
PAID OVER TO MORGAN G. CO.

New York. May 9.-The treasury
warrant for $4O,OOo.Oo0 on the account
Of the Panama canal purchase was
delivered TO Morgan &, Co. by Secre-
tary Shaw at the sub-trcasury this
afternoon.
Washington, May 9-Secrctary
Shaw signed warrant Saturday aft
ernoon for S4O.OOO.OOO in favor of tho
Panama Canal cmpany. The secre-
tary himself will take the warrant to-
New York and deliver It to Morgan g.
Co, together with the appointment as
disbursing agents Of the treasury de-
partment for this fund.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-09
THREATENS GOV. YATES:
TAKEN TO THE MAD HOUSE

Springfield. Ill, May 9.-Iohn S.
Harvey, who served three years in the
sOuripcnitentiary for killing Il mem
ber Of 4 mob which attempted to lynch
him, was today pronounced 10y COM
mission OF physicians to be of unsound
mind. The federal officers charge him
with writing letters to Governor Yates
thrca tcning his life. and will endeav-
or to have him confined in an asylum
at Washington.
While a resident of Salem. Mo, Har-
vey. it is charged, wrote such insult
ing letters to young woman of that
place that a mob. led by her brother,
attempted to lynch him. In the attack
on Harvey'S house one of the assail-
ants was killed, for which Harvey
was sent to the penitentiary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-09
Two SchOOners Go Down
With Their
Crews.
EVIDENCE is PLAIN
No Hope for the Miners
in Burning
Shaft.

Portland. Ore, May "a special TO
The Orcgonian from Victoria. Il. c.,
says: The sealing s>hooncrs Triumph
and Umbrina, Captain Blackstadt, of
the port, are given up as lost at sea
with all hands. owing to the report
made hy Captain Ham, of the scaling
schooner Jessie. which has just ar
rived from her cruise along the coast
from California to Queen Charlotte
islands. He picked up soTth Of the
Columbia river broken scaling boats
and calEoCs. part of u schoncrs rail,
davit and other tackle belonging to the
schooner Umbrina, with which he was
in company the middle of March, aft
er which the Umbrina headl,d for the
west coast of Vancouver island TO
land her mate, who wHs very i'll. Since
then she has rot been heard of and
is long overdue.
Total of FOrty-Two Men Lost.
The Umbrirl was owned by Cap
tain Peppct. now In eastern Canada.
She carried il half white. half Indian
crew. twenty-three all tod, and was
O4AN VI AAN A'Ai rNNs~N VI AhN lNNA Ia
Queen Charlotte sound. Captain Ham
found u sChUOner's boom with sail at
taChed, and from Indications known to
him he believes il belonged to tho
Triumph, also long overdue. and not
amongst the fleet now bound for tho
Siberian coast. The Triumph carried
a white crew of nineteen and was the
oldest and largest of the Victoria seal
ers. The owners have abandoned hope.
All Hope of Life Abandoned.
Sha amollin, Pa, May 8. - RescuinG
parties are still at work in the Locust
Gap clliery, where five men are en-
tombed as q result of the fire in one
of the slopes. The miners have been
in the mine sine Thursday night, ana
all hope of finding them alive has been
abandoned. The fire Is burning as
ficrcely as ever. making it impossible
to penetrate the workings. James
Z. Rodcrick. chief of the state bu-
rcau of mines, WAS here comforting
with officials of the Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Iron company. He
expressed himself as being satisfied
that everything possible is being done
TO cXtinguish the fire and determine
the fate of the missing men.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-09
WILL STRIKE BLOW
AT TECHNICALLY
Iowa Lawyers Lead in Movement for
Law to Rule Supreme
Court.

Des Moines. Iowa, May An at
tempt To secure Il law which Will pre-
vent the state supreme court from
basing its decisions upon teehnicali-
ties in the law will bc made by the
Iowa State Bar association at its
meeting in June.
The general assembly viii he petit
toned to pass law compelling the
supreme court to disregard technicali-
ties entirely in Its decisions where
such technicaIities havesnot affected
the merit of the hearings in the lower
courts. The great costs to counties
and states and the many instances in
which justice has been defeated urge
the lawyers TO this action.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-09
SWORE OUT WARRANT FOR
HIMSELF AND A WOMAN

Anderson. Ind, May 9.-It IS not
Cften that man is fintd heavily and
sent 10 Jail on an affidavit filed by
himself but this happened here when
jonathan Beard sworr out II warra ut
for the arrest of himself and Mary
Walters The case has no !IgaI pre-
ccdcnt in this state. jealousy WAS
the cause. Beard came tiOm Fort
Scott, Kan, and says he is a Mormon
of the Joseph Smith persuasion. The
woman was fined SO also and sent to
Jail for thirty days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-09
SEVERE FIGHTING IS REPORTED
Said to Have Occurred Before the Russians
Left Teng-Wang- -Cheng.

Left Teng- Wang -Cheng.
Shan-Hai-Kwan, May 8. - 1t is re-
ported here that there has been severe
fighting at Feng- g-Wang-Cheng, in which
the japanese were victorious. They
took many prisoners The Russians are
retreatinS toward Haicheng thirty
two miles east by north of New
ChwangI, and are evucuating the
western side of the Liao-Tung penin-
sula.
st. Petersburg, May 8. - General
Kuropatkin has sent the following
telegram under date of May 4: Lieu
tenant General ZasS=ilitch today re-
ports that the enemy's cavalry and
units of their advanced guard occu-
pied FenS- Wang -ChenG today. Two
companies and two squadrOns of their
force proceeded toward Daliandiapu-
TSSc Our cavalry aud units withdrew
towards Schlindjano.
Scouts from FenE- WanG-Cheng re-
port that two japanese divisions adj
vanccd May 6 towards Feng-Wang-
Cheng by the main road from Pian-
Min. A third division advancing by
the valley of the Al river. occupied n
position near Khuandiapu-TSe and
posted batteries TO fire upon FenG-
Wang Cheng. counting upon finding
our troops there. The japanese adj
vanced slowly and very cautiously up
on FCnG- Wang Chcng."