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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-26
RUSSIANS REITERATED.
Withdrawn From Tatchekiao and Now
at Haicheng.

ST. PETERSBURG, July %. sos pm
Dispatches just received by the war office
announce that the Russians have retreated
to Haicheng.
They decided to withdraw from Tatche-
kiao Sunday evening. General Zaroubaief,
commanding the fourth army corps. who Is
General Stakeberg's senior. resolved to
take this step in consequence of the reports
Of scouts that the Japanese were turning
the left flank
The japanese forces are believed to in
clude the whole of the armies of Generals
Oku and Nodzu. More than seven divi-
sions of Japanese are engaged. The rear
guard action between Datchapu and Tat
chekiao continued until IL o'clock at night,
when the Japanese were within sight of
the Russian entertainments. The Russians
withdrew in perfect order, favored by the
beautiful moonlight. Further details of the
fight have not been forwarded to the war
office
General Kuropatkin reports that the Jap
anese column in the vicinity of Simatsza,
which is believed to be two divisions
strong, is marching along the valley OF the
Taitse, with the obvious aim of cutting the
railroad above Lao Yang.
The evacuation Of Tatchekiao was pre-
pared for long ago by the Russians. as
military experts have repeatedly Indicated
The retirement is not regarded as ma
terially altering the situation. The Rus
slams had strongly fortified Haicheng In
view Of this contingency.
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Fears Over Vessels Safety.

TACOMA, Wash, July 26.-The steamer
Calchas. flying the British flag, is believed
to be within the zone of danger, and Ia
coma shippers are eagerly awaiting the
news of her arrival. The Calchas, belong
ing to the Alfred Holt fleet of Liverpool,
sailed from Tacoma July o. and is due at
Yokohama Wednesday or Thursday. AS
the Vladivostok fleet is reported to be off
the Japanese coast 1t is thought possible
that the Calchas may be taken as prize.
The Calchas carried a considerable guam
tity of -four, consigned to Japanese firms.
She has also much other general freight
of the same nature as is usually shipped
from this port.
The steamship sShawmut, flying the
American flag, and belonging to the Boston
Steamship Company, left Tacoma about a
week later than the CalchaS, and being a
slower craft, is not expected to reach
Yokohama for ten days or more.
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DELUDED BY MYTHICAL PRIZE.
Pedestrians to Worlds Fair Reach st.
Louis

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 26. Worlds Fair
Grounds.-Footsore, travel-stained and
weary Renaldo Walco, a British subject
from San Jose, Costa, Rica, has reached
the worlds fair, after a walk of 6,000 miles,
only to find that he had been deluded by a
mythical prize of 81 500 which he had heard
had been offered by the exposition company
to the person who walked the longest
distance to attend the worlds fair
Almost at the same moment that Walco
arrived, another long-distance pedestrian
arrived at the worlds fair grounds in the
person of Mauritius Hechter of Bucharest,
Roumania, who had also attempted long
distance walk and who had met with de-
feat. He started to walk to st. Louis from
Bucharest. He undertook to reach here by
July Z. He arrived many days late. and
then only after giving up his journey afoot
in Washington and taking train.
The prize he was after was one of 40 600
francs, offered by the Roumanian Touring
Club, of which Crown Prince Ferdinand
is president. ,
Walco had much the longer journey.
There were no oceans In his path, and
every foot of the way he walked. He left
the little town of Esparta In Costa Rica
on December %. In January he was In
Nicaragua, in February he passed through
San Salvador and April % he reached the
City of Mexico.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-26
Attempt to Swindle Mrs. Roosevelt.

PITTSBURG. Pa. July 26.-An attempt to
swindle Mrs. Roosevelt. wife of the Presi-
dent, out of $50 is being investigated by the
Pittsburg charity department. The young
woman who tried to secure the money on
the ground that she needed it to pay for a
surgical operation on child will not be
prosecuted. as that is not Mrs. Roosevelt's
WISH Because of the responsibility OF the
young woman's family her name is with
held from the public. She wrote two let
ters to Mrs. Roosevelt enlisting sympathy
and financial aid. and the Presidents Sec
retary. William Loeb. jr.. asked the charity
department to investigate. Mrs. Roosevelt
has been notified that the applicant for
charity is unworthy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-26
NO CAUSE FOR CANCER.
Royal Commission Passes on Chilled or
Frozen Meat

LONDON, July 26.-With reference to the
question raised in the house of commons
in March last whether frozen or chilled
meat has any injurious effect on consum-
ers and especially whether such meat con-
tributes in any way to increasing the num-
ber of cases of cancer in the united king
dom, the royal commission of inquiry into
the causes of cancer, which has been con-
sidering the subject, is of the opinion that
such meat is in no way injurious to the
consumer and cannot be held to be in any
degree accountable for the increase of cam
Ger in Great Britain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-26
DAVIS MAKES DENIAL.
Denies Report That He is to Marry
West Virginia Widow.

BEDFORD, Pa, July Ex-senator Davis
emphatically denies the report in this
mornings papers that he is to marry the
widow of Dr. John Reynolds of Shepards-
town. w. Va. The senator has been re-
ceiving kilograms of congratulation all day
end is very indignant. He says there is not
a word OF truth in 1t.
The senator as is his custom, arose early
this morning and took quite walk before
breakfast. After conference with his pri-
vate secretary he spent some time with
Judge Gray and several other friends in the
lobby of the hotel. later joining his daugh-
ter and grandchildI on the hotel YER
anda.
1t could be plainly seen that the senator
was very much disturbed by the reports
coming from Shepardstown, w. Va.
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improvements at Worlds Fair

ST. LOUIS, Mo. July 20 CWorlds Fair
Grounds). - Numerous improvements have
been made here and there throughout the
worlds fair grounds within the past fort
night. Rough edges, figuratively, have
been shaped up. the landscape effects have
been heightened through constant efforts
of the gardeners, the material used in
erecting booths and making additions has
been utilized and the surplus cleared away,
and the exposition throughout never was in
more complete gala attire. Visitors COM
ment upon the beautiful and finished ap-
pearance.
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Movements Of Naval Vessels.

The cruisers Olympia, Baltimore ana
Cleveland have arrived at Corfu
The Navy Department. has been INFORMED
by cable that the Brooklyn, Atlanta cas-
tine and Marietta of Sthe south Atlantic sac
squadron left Sierra Leone yesterday iof
Monrovia.
The cruiser Detroit has arrived at Lam
bert's Point and the cruiser Dixie at new
Bedford. e.. .
The Hist has left Newport to search 1or
wreck.
The General Alava and the Ajax nave ar
rived at Woosung.
The cruiser Columbia has sailed from
League Island for Frenchman bay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-26
Consular officers Rscognized.

The following foreign consular officers
have been recognized:
Jorge M. Tornqust, consul of the Argen-
tine Republic at New York
D. Mckay Frost, consul of Belgium at
Charleston, for the states of North Carolina
and South Cafolina,s
Alfred Geissler, coHsul of the German en-
pire at Seattle, Washington.
Karl Kneist, consul of the German empire
at New York
Johannes Grunow, consul of the German
empire at st. Paul, Mimi.
Doctor Erich Zoepffel, consul of the Ger
man empire at Atlanta, Ga.
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POPE HAS FRAMED ANSWER.
Letter to Be Shortly Sent to the French
Premier

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, July ga cablegram from
Rome says: The answer to the demands of
the French government with regard to the
adjustment of relations between it and the
Vatican has been formulated and will
shortly be transmitted to Minister Delcasse
In this answer the pope gives reasons why
he cannot grant demands without surrend-
ering papal rights. AS soon as the answer
reaches Delcasse, the pope will address a
circular to all Catholic powers explaining
the situation.
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ABANDONED BY RUSSIA
Japanese Cavalry Entered
Niuchwang Today.
FRENCH FLAGS PLYING
RUSSIANS EVACUATED TATCHE-
KIAo AFTER HARD FIGHT.
Prepared for Movement a Long Time
Ago-Believed to Be Armies
Of Oku and Nodzu.
FRENCH FLAGS PLYING

ST. PETERSBURG, July 2j-The port OF
Niuchwang has at last been abandoned by
the Russians. The authorities here, how
ever, have no advices covering the details.
The evacuation of Niuchwang proper is ex-
pected to follow shortly.
TIEN TSIN. July %. 4:O5 p.m.-Lloyd's
agent at Niuchwang wires that fifty Jap
anese cavalrymen have entered Niuchwang.
The French flag Is flying from all the Rus
sian buildings. The town is quiet.
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Japs Strike in Hawaii.

HONOLULU. July 26.-The 1, 300 japanese
laborers on the Oahu Sugar Companys
plantation at Waipahu. who went on
strike on July g. have agreed to return
to work today. The management of the
plantation has not yielded some of the dis
puted points which will be the subject
of consideration at the next meeting of the
planters association.
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314 Wounded in Fight.

MUKDE;N, July % delayed in transmits
sion).-The empress hospital train passed
through Mukden today bearing 314 men who
were wounded in yesterdays fight at Tat
chekiao The fight. which was mainly an
artillery duel, according to the statements
of the men on the train, commenced at o
O'Clock in the morning and was still: going
on at IL o'clock at night, when the train
left The Russians were then maintaining
their positions, about seven miles south OF
Tatchekiao.
1t is understood that the battle Will bo
continued today. The result of the fighting
thus far is not known here.
Small bodies of japanese are reported to
be moving in the direction of BenitZu. forty
miles east of Yantai station and toward
Sintsintin. If this is true, 1t indicates tho
intention of the japanese to try and turn
the Russian position at Lao Yang from tho
direction of Mukden.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-26
In Charge of Navigation Bureau.

Capt. J. E. Pillsbury, assistant chief of
the bureau of navigation, who for some
weeks past. has been acting chief In the alb
sence Of the chief of the bureau. Rear Ad-
miral Henry c. Taylor. has gone on leave
and Capt. William Swift of the general
board of the navy will ace as chief OF the
bureau until the return of Admiral Taylor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-26
Charged With Attempted Poisoning.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
BALTIMORE, July 26-George w
Shanks. aged forty-nine, who was at one
time prominent in mercantile life here, was
lodged I'm Jail this morning to await the
action of the grand jury on a charge of at
tempting to poison his wife and daughter
Shanks was arrested and given a prelirni-
nary hearing yesterday afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-26
FIREMAN KILLED.
Savannah Fire-Fighter Loses Life by
Falling Wall.

SAVANNAH. Ga. July 26.-In a fire
which seriously damaged the three-story
trick building of ]. s. Slater. on Broad
street today. Fireman Michael F. Kain
was killed by a falling wall and Prof. ]. T.
Brandid of Augusta was seriously hurt by
jumping from a window. The walls of the
building fell from the force of an interior
explosion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-26
MANY GUNS DESTROYED.
Russian Report That Japs Lost Field
Pieces

MUKDEN, July 26-The latest reports
received here are to the effect that the
Russians, with about one hundred guns in
action in the Tatchekiao engagement, in
1cted serious losses on the Japanese and
destroyed many of their guns. The Japa-
nese attack on the center of the Russian
position was repulsed, but the Russians
were ordered to retire yesterday and occupy
the heights five miles north of Tatchekiao.
This movement was carried out In good or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-26
Fourth-Class Postmasters.

The following fenrth-class postmasters
were appointed today:
New Jersey-Demarest, Arthur ii.
Priest.
New York-South Greenfield, John Mid
dlebrook
Pennsylvania-Legio Andrew r.
Moore; Mollenauer, Malcolm Mcdonald !;
Plains, Henry w. Merritt; Shindle, Frank
w. Knapp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-26
LUcKLEss SAFE BLOWERS.
Death Of Ex7Confederate, VINO was
Nearly 100 Years Old.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
RICHMOND Va, July 2S.-Sa1e pio"eis
entered the office of Ruffin, Fourqurean i"
Co.. Chestnut Hill, Sunday night ana oe
stroyed the safe. getting less than - anu
a few postage stamps.
James Kevan, lacking six months Oh peins
100 years old, an inmate of the Home tor
the Aged and Infirm, Is dead. He was a
confederate soldier and drew small pen
sion from the state.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-26
THE STAR BY MAI.

The Star will be mailed to any ad.
dress In the United States or Canada
for 13 cents per week. Is cents for
two weeks or 80 cents per month.
postage prepaid. Payment to b
The address may be changed as fire.
Quently as desired. Always give the
old a. well as the new address
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-26

Prof. Maurice A. Joyce of this city has
returned from a short visit in New York
state.
Lieut.. H. ]. Reilly, T. 8. A., sailed on
the steamship Barbarossa July u TO spend
the month of August abroad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-26
TRANSFERS STRIKE TOMORROW
President Golden Declares That Action
is Inevitable.

CHICAGO, July 26.-That a strike of
packing house teamsters will occur tomor-
morrow was admitted today as inevitable
by George F. Golden. the president of their
union. President Golden telegraphed to Cor
nsllus Shea. the international president OF
the tcamsters' union. today, and informed
n. tia.,sua -
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TO PROTECT SHIPPING.
British Battle Ships and Destroyers
Ordered to Yokohama.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, July pa cablegram from
Hongkong says: 1t is reported that the
British battleship Ocean and three destroy
ers are about to leave Hongkong and pro-
ceed to Yokohoma to protect British ship
ping fro mthe Russian Vladivostok squad
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-26
ADVANCE BEGUN IN EARNEST.
Japs Are Moving Against Kuropat-
kin's Armies Strongly.

ST. PETERSBURG, July g. 1:25 pm
The Japanese advance against General Ku-
ropatkins armies seems at last to have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-26
Russians Lost 1000 Men.

A cablegram from Paris says: The Pc
tersburg correspondent of the Echo de
Paris learns that General kuropatkin tele-
graphed today that Oku's headquarters
had occupied Tatchekiao. the Russians hav-
ing retreated. The Russians lost 1900 men
in defending the position.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-26
DRAWING THE LINES
Republicans Will Appeal to
Voters on Two Issues.
PRESS TAKES ITS CUE
THE TARIFF AND SOUND MONEY
TO BE KEPT PROMINENT.
Action Of Committee on Resolutions OF
the St. Louis Convention to
Be Made Text.

The keynote of the republican nationai
campaign is being rapidly developed and
already is apparent. The republicans IN
tend to make the campaign largely upon
two issues First an appeal to the labor
vote to stand pat on the tariff. Second 10
hold that the sound money question Is still
open for while Judge Parker has declared
for the gold standard, bis party has not and
is still weak on that point
The republican press throughout the coun-
try, taking the cue from the national lead
ers, is pounding away vigorously on the
idea that 1t is necessary to elect repub-
lican House and keep the republicans In
power in the Senate, as the only safeguard
to the gold standard.
In the coming campaign. republican lit
erature and republican speakers will dwell
constantly upon the record Of the democrat
ic national convention, which deliberately
ignored the money question, while showing
by the overwhelming vote of SO to TO- In
the committee on resolutions, that the rank
and file still have a weakness for free Sill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-26
Irving to Hold Gold Democrats.

The republicans are using that demonstra-
ton to back up their assertion that the ex-
isting monetary standard can not be safe
guarded by Judge Parker, If he should be
elected because he does not have his party
back of him and it Is futile, they claim, to
expect one man to be stronger than his en-
tire party
With this argument, the republicans hope
to hold in check the gold democrats who
came into their party in 1896 and 1900. If
considerable proportion of that vote can be
held intact for the republicans. victory IS
assured. for the democrats could not touch
Indiana Illinois, Connecticut or New Jer-
sey and without two or more of those
states. could not have any reasonable hope
of victory.
In order to hold their own the repub-
lican managers realize that they must
keep the labor vote of two and four years
ago intact. The only danger which
threatens the republicans, in the opinion
of some of their most thoughtful and
conservative leaders, Is the possibility of
slump in the labor vote in the indus
trial east.
To prevent it the republican campaign
ers will appeal to the laborng men on
the score of the protective tariff. They
will keep constantly before the working
men the lesson of 1893. and picture of
the lean days that accompanied the sec
ond Cleveland administration, when the
denlQcratic party tampered with the tar
if
The republican managers have no fear
of the farmer vote; they feel confident
that they have that vote now and can re-
tain It, There are easy times throughout
the west among the farmers and no signs
of dissatisfaction anywhere.
Attacks on the President
The democratic campaign seems to be
heading toward a personl issue-Presi-
dent Roosevelt. They will attack the Pres
ident on many sides. and will endeavor to
win the support of the alleged element in
the republican party which is supposed to
regard Roosevelt as unsafe.
1t may be said without revealing
confidence. that the republican managers
have looked into that possible issue and
are satisfied that there is no such ele-
ment of their party in existence outside
of Wall street, and that they are entirely
content to meet the democrats on the is
sue of the Presidents personality.
Since the democratic national conven-
ton the republican managers have been
looking very carefully into the demo-
cratic situation to determine what the
democrats have to offer the voters They
have taken stock of the other fellows
goods and no republican leaders of prom
inence have yet found anything which
seemed to make the other concern a dam
gerous rival in their opinion.
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COINAGE OF FINLAND.
Will Be Reduced to the Basis Of the
Russian Rouble.

ST PETERSBURG, July 26.-It is official
ly announced that the coinage of Finland,
which has heretofore been distinct from
that of Russia, will be reduced to the basis
oe the rouble, giving the markka the value
OF 37h kopecks and the rouble the value
of two markka and 60 2-3 penni.
The date when the change will become
effective has not yet been fixed, but will
be decided upon at a conference between
the Finnish senate and the minister of
finance.
The markka, the standard of Finnish
coinage, is equal to 1914 cents in the cur
rency Of the United States and the rOuble
to 40 cents
The evening world., 1904-07-23

the rest Of the way and won By Ave
lengths. Lavatcr. an easy second to the
stretch. was eased up BY Mara, and
Mystic shriner. coming with rush,
secured the place by q neck.
Jocksy Swalwell died on the way to
the Emergency Hospital a. Coney
Island
Traditisn's Venus Stakes.
The Paset stable started Tradition
and crarSphins in the third. and thsy
were hot favorltes at to ~ Tradition
was the one relied on. and she breesed
home an easy winner. Campo made the
early pace, followed BY echulamita aad
Cxaraphine. They held this order until
near the stretch. where Tradition moved
TO the front on the outside and ~on
Ascot Belle, which was q head n front
Of Schulamlte. thoush the crowd
Thought that schulsmite was . SURE
second.
Ort Wells In . Drive.
ort Wells and Bobadii, coupled. were
strong favorites In the Brighton Derby,
with Broomstick a strong second choice.
Knight Errant. the outsider. went to
the front at the start and raced with
Bcbadll for half a mile. There .Brocm-
stick raced up to knight Errant, and
they ran IN close order untn half way
moved up. As ne Joined Broomstlck the
latter went with him, and they passed
knight Errant. ort Wells took a lead
on the turn and was never caught. win
ming, IN q drive, by q length and q half
from Broomstick, who was four lengths
IN front Of knight Errant- On the hrst
turn Into the stretch Broomstick, rid
den IN crasy fashion by Burns. almost
knocked 0rt wells down. For this he
was disqualified and Knight Errant
placed second.
Fer Lack Caas Hsns Alsns.
For Luck vent to the front 81 the
Easily Sy T four lengths irom Emsrscney,
who was second al the way. Counter.
poiss was third. three lengths away.
ersad 0psra ~ . HsaA. "a,
The Cricket went to the front and
made pace followed by Grand lOpers
and Rosetint They ran this way "a
the back stretch where GRAND Opere
closed on the Cricket and they raced
head end head TO the stretch A red
1or Grand Opera Resetint was !
Bell. The Cricket pulled up very lame.
Belle Of Dsiis.eaAs Won ~ Mead.
Merry Moments made the running. fol.
lowed By Lem Reed. Belle Of BeIlemeads
and May Holiday. They ran this way
70 the strstch whore Belle of Belierneade
went 70 the front and won By, . head
from Brookiynks. who closed strong
and beat Lem Reed two lengths for the
place.
The evening world., 1904-07-23
CHIEF DONOVAN WINS STATEN ISLAND FIGHT,

Justos Wllot n. Smith, Of the Supreme Court s|snsd
writ Of mahdamus at Patchogue l.. L. this afternoon on to
application Of counsel for Chief Iohn E Donovan o. the No
Shore Fre Department. Staten Island, directing the Election
Boat 10 reoanvass the vote Of the recent election In woh
Josep Mckay was returned as elected over Chief Donovan
the vote Of Union Hose No. being thrown out tor aAe0ed
fraud Justice Smith declares the Board had no right to throw
out This vote.