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The Washington times., 1904-12-22

For year the one ship VIII remain
at anchor, and her crew of a dozen men
viii have little to do but wear the spots
off their playing cards Then no. viii
lake her sisters place, and the long
anchored little craft will go for "a bath
in drydock before beginning her year s
service as an errand runner.
Many sturdy men have applied FOR
berths on the two Camden-built ships,
but the selection is an important matter
with Uncle Sam. and has iIot been com
pleted.
The Washington times., 1904-12-22
THO Lightships VIII
Sail Around Cape Horn
Uncle Sam Has Berths for Score of Sailors
on Floating IsIands-15,O 5,O00-MiIe
Journey Ahead.
Fitzhugh Whitehouse, Jr.

NEW YORK. Dee. 22.-As soon as a
score of acceptable men signify a de-
sire to maroon themselves for Il twelve
month, two sturdy little vessels owned
by Uncle Sam viii start on a i5,000-mile
journey from Staten Island to Cape
Mendocino.
They viii round theeHorn and then
sail north to take their posts. the one
as a stationary hghtship above the
outer rock OF Blunts Reef, off Men
docino, Cal, and the other to run er-
lands for the Lighthouse Service on the
upper California coast
The Washington times., 1904-12-22
CHANGES AUTHORIZED
AMONG THE TEACHERS
designations, Appointments, and Pro-
motions Acted Upol by the School
Board Last Night.

The Board of Education held its regu-
lar meeting last night, and accepted sew
eral designations, made a few appoint
ments, and authorized many promotions
among the teachers of the public
schools. The changes made were as fol-
lows.
Resignations-L s.. Chase. seventh
grade, Seaton School. b. E. Beard. first
grade. -
AppointmeDts-Ma Hersey., Ethel NJ
Johnson, Josephine Clark. A. v. Turiey.
Eva II fra1ner, Jessie M New.a1l,.
and Bertha Mahony
Transfers-A- o, Gray, from fourth
grade, Slater. to fourth grade Garnet
n, l. Collier, from principals assist
Helen NJ Gary was assigned. to a sal
ary of S7Ga per annum
Promotions-M l. Compton. from $500
5000; A. S. HazeIton, from $3.50 to sS75;
NJ J. Gibson, from SS25 to $3.50: Rosa
Stutz. from $500 to sS25; Gilbert Kelly,
fryn from STE l TO $500; =. F.; Brown. from
sl5G; Annie Campbell. from fourth to
fifth grade; Katherine Burden. from
thsrd to fourth grade: NJ. l. Burke
from from second to third grade: E; 3; Jones.
from first TO second grade; Goldie Mil
Ier, from first to second grade; A E.
Thompson, from seventh grade to sew
enth grade principalship: q. Patterson
iioi5i Si&lfl 2rdue &c seventh X IL
Slade. from fifth to sixth grade; NJ O.
IL Williamson. from fourth to fifth
grade; A. L. Williams, from third to
fourth grade; c. A. r. Jackson. from
first to third grade; E. p Simmons,
from s025 TO $3.50; L. Williamson, from
SOC TO $525; z. i. Barnes, from S525 to
$3.50; I. A. Carroll, from $500 to S525;
Mary Brown, from s525 70 $3.50: H K
Byrn. from $a25 TO $3.50; NJ. N. Farr, from
500 to S525, NJ Y. Fauth, from $500 to
go; T. p Fernaid, from $5Go to $525;
n a MstureF, from third to fourth
grade; A. G. Lind, from second to
third grade, and a. NJ. Coyey, from first
TO second grade
The Washington times., 1904-12-22
COMPARISONS.

My rose is sore" said the elephant
That's nothing remarked the giraffe
I've got q pain in my neck
THAT cuts no figure at ALL. put in
the kangaroo, II have the rheumatism
is my tall
'.Pshaw!'' contemptuous.y exclaimed
the octopus. My vaccination is taking
tn eight places Chicago Tribune.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-07
THE RETREAT L /
Russian Army .Beset With Great
Trial Oyan,a Racing
.. for.Mukden. VI
\ r@lEIl[ukde,l1 &
.iBy As.ociated PrctAl y


s. MI KbEN. September. s--1:to r Nc M -
The retreat Of General 1Sur6pntkl ms
army IS being carried out lin good or
der, despite tho terrible condition Of the 1
[, Dads, rendered sod1en BY the rains which
fell yesterday and today, which mire
the, numbering guns and heavy transport
rains. Long lines of comH1issar iat Wag-t
$ons. drawn BY stenming mules, 81 horses
and even bullocks, arc straining their
why north over the soaking. cut up main
road from Yen TAI. Behind them. come
long trains OF artillery and back Of them
still. ISuropa'kin's army. The Japanese.
are hanging on Kuropatkin'sT flnnks.4
Keeping the Russians engaged IN o. con-
tinuous rear-guard action. a34 s.t. Y ~ 4.
Tho b progress OF the retreatlng army
has been slow, owing to the necessity Of
first getting through the baggage and
guns, but the heads of the comnissariat
4trans+hlready have passed through 3luk-s
den and arc continuing their way to-l
wards the north.
The main Japanese army Is marching
III along tho roads eastward OF the Rus
Mrkden; Another Japanese force IL MISC
|Iheading for MuKden from the west ward. .
coming from the direction of the Lao
r. liver. " Ia
Marshal Oyalna seems to be making a.
race for. Nlukden. He evidently has great
superiority In numbers. especially in ar
{tillery. Is
AS this dispatch was filed, the CORE.
ispondent OF the Associated Press could
hear the booming Of the japanese can
lion. which are IN play fourteen miles
from Mukden. u n Jsl
Correspondents Story.
A Russian correspondent OF the AssA-
Icited Press supplies tie following:
Our retreat is being carried out under
lhenvy pressure and with the Japanese on
/ our heels. Tho task IS additionally DIFF.
iTficult, owing to the terrible condition OF
| THO roads and the I. rivers, which are
| flooded, a III
a",rho fighting has now been almost
continuous since August; 9th and how
1 muct, longer 1T will last, At Is Impossible
/ TO say. as tile ittativo Is In the hands
4 OF tho JAPANESE E ii 81
."TlIe numbar .ot lives sacrificed and
tho loss OF. supplies by burning, bridges
8being blown UP ETC., can only be ex-
planned when We once moro have con.
some days. +. .y II q,
i, s ID not. be under any nj apprehension;
4 We Will live through these heavy days
nndt:still more. alarming nights;f'for,
4 despite recent failures, we have stead !
fast ftaitliiin tho future, and the spirit
of tho troops Is slnimpalred.
si5a'There are fnumberless stories OF he
4 5roism, collective md Individual which 1t
is Impossible to reluNe by wire. N
3#"4The Red Cross Ia working trelessly,
1 not only In aiding the wounded, hut in
establishing booths by tho roadside and
4 Tlistrlbuting food and ten. TO tho sick, In
4 E1ured and starving, ~ The Chinese noni
g|datlon Is III a state of ferment.'.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-07
THE LONDON VIEW
I CIV AssotoIated Press.

4l ~ Jci (I3y AsS0clateu at'ress. &. t4YF flg
LONDON, September 7---lIngl!sh opinion
regarding tho situation In the far East
is not much Influenced by General lS,l- !
ropatkin's reassuring dispatches. Almost
ali OF tho dialcultics Of the retreat re-l
ported In the latest Russian dispatches
have been foreseen by the Ems liishs milf
1aryS observers ana, indeed, the Y Russian
confidence following. oscIosalY the period
az what was regarded here as exn gEer-
.atcd depression combined with Complete
Japanese silence regarding the pursuit,
leads the Daily Graphic to believe that
tic japanese generals "haye not yet ,s
given up all hopes ~ infltcti'g q crush
Ing blow on the Russian main army
The Daily Malta. Alukden correspondent,
wiring under date {0f Sept cmbcr 9Th, ap-
pears to in,partially sum UP the sltla-
ttion. saying that tho relative poslt lnns
Of the opposing forces are lust tho same
ms ever. The fnen,yils advancing from
tho south and threatening the Russians
nj the same time on tho east but the de-
cislye battle is till to com 9, g. -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-07

where YOU fellows started q run You will
never forget as long as YOU live, ' chnied
Iii our old friend. the harnessnlaker, who
had been standing by without pnrttcipa-
ting in tho %conversatlon.a q
There was tremendous laughter at the
expense Of General Henderson, In which
he Joined with tho utmost good nature
General Henderson found tile Gaines
honest end near here to-day at which he
was given salt III 1862 to 8 sen son the
green corn no had bought. One. eln-z
Der Of thesfamilySwho was living at the
time remembered the tncd cnt.
Followed Manoeuvres.
General Nalle Colonel Higgins, and
Colonel 10. Lane stern followed tho
6nanocuyres to-dayEas Observers Within
stan OF General Grant. The three be-:
came separated carly in the day9and did
not meet again until siate this afternoon
at headquarters. They have tents s,near'
the Seventieth. 6 sIfs ~
Il Lieutenant Colonel Perry. Of the Seven
tioth, remained In camp to-day as brigade
field ofi!ccr 90 the day. He deeply re-.
GREETED he could not be on the line. Lieu
tenant William D. A. Anderson, son of
Attorney General Anderson, Of Virginia,
is With. Tho engineer corps Of tho Blue
division and was one Of the most In,
3tcrcsted. Of the observers OF the manoet-
syres. ii e has been at Manassas for sey-,
Ser.ll weeks helping slay5Hoff the camp
Lieutenant Anderson graduated at8West
point this year the second man in his his!
class. b q
judge d. a. Grimsley, OF culpeper, q r..
rived on the field to-day. BY spectal;
tho Judge will be a guest OF.
General Bell commander Of the Brown,
army tomorrow. Judge Grimsley cons
handed the celebrated Sixth Virginia In
fantry in the war between the States,
and was in both battles OF Manassas,
5Ho knows every foot Of the ground over
which tho troops are manoeuvrerng, and
nothing can be more entertaining than
"a hear hitirt stand on the eminence OH
which thcssPrcss, {. Camp is located and 1
discuss topography and events Of 81 and
'62., .
could listen foreyerasto stories 'r Of
The war; sald a young private Of the
Fourteenth Artillery to the Browns, at
,ached to the battery pushed forward
cnrly5 this morning. we have had some
funi,t Santiago and with Agulnaldo, 'sut
II vas tho old fellows that did the real
|,fightinE. This IS fuh!6fo for tho mlEitia,
but regulars he shrugged his
shoulders. (, !,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-07
DIANA WILL DIsARM..
Petersburg and Smol cnsE.
Again Figuring il the Il.
Dispatches,
( d Associated Press, } I

(By Associated Press)
TOXIC. September 9, q r, M.---.The
French minister to-day formally notified
the Japanese government that the; r us-
sian cruiser Diana will dlsarm at Sal gon,S
French Indo China, where she sought res
.fuEe August aoth. after taking part In \
the Battle Of August 10th. OF Port AIS
thur.
(By Associated Press.) 9. !.
4 ZANZIBAR, ISLAND @OFKAAN AlB;AflIf,
septembnr 6,-The British cruiser Fort g,
early this morning, found the Russian
volunteer fleet steamers 81, Petersburg
and snlolensk within tho three milo limit
ard communicated to them the orders Of
the Russian government 4 to deslst from
with neutral shipping. Tho
commanders OF the Russian yesses said
they would forthwith LII proceed to EUROPE.
q Al report was brough III vest crday by tho
German steamer Kronprinz that the st.
petersburg and Smolensls were coallng IN
territorial waters. The Forte iinnledl.s
ately proceeded to search for them ana
eventually found tile Russian yessels,S
They were not coalirg, hut after the ore,
ders OF the Russian government had been
delivered to them. the smolellsk and st.
Petersburg Joined a German col ler ana
proceeded to OAR Esrsa lam, on = he. Az
lrican coast, twenty-five miles sout H. OF
Zanzibar. Tho Forte returned here his
afternoon, N s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-07
I'N|Ill,'ATERSIDE
The / |.|||:' WINNER
Captures Autumn Stakes III the
I Sllecpshead Bay
Racing.
MADE " Al E. VERY I:!|'' FAST TINE Nc
MADE N A u. VERY FAST TIME I IN
HcadiiastcrS Comes First il the.
Stceplechase Results OH
Other. Tracks.
(Isx a ssociatcd press.l.

NEW york, Sept. 6.-Watcrsldt, the
10 TO 10 favorite, won the Autumn Stakes
at sSleepshcnd Buy to-day Ilo won hand
lily by a length from Pasadena, with Jack t,t
,Bory. the second choice, third. Wntersde
took he lead ut the, lifting OF the bar
lrlcr. and was ahead nll the. way, winning
in the fast time of 1:1a 3-6 for six FUR
longs. Summaries
q First race--sc lling, one milenDick Ber Der.
snard a. tos5l i!rst, Broolyn,11ttie q t .9,
Second Irace-the oakdalc Cup steeplse,,,
chase, full courso--1Ieadmustcr q to e.. %
first iss Cock Robin q3 TO 8 second time
Third ,racc-tho Autumn, last six fur.
longs of Futurity urse--Waterside,. ~
to 1W first, Pasadena G}to u second, Jack
Lo,v &3toSO third. Time, LIZ 80.
4 Fourth ra ce-handicap 4milesand q qtlarr.-
Ster-Pulsus I'll TO p first, -Nlarinec 10 J
second, Clovcrland (Gl TO - third. llme,
l2:O6. isa3s
Fifth re- ceLast ve ana half I & fn +;
longs Of Tuturlty course Lindsay q fdOn
Is 10 y first, Bulwark IN to 81 second,
NAVAJO C. Is third. Time. l o7 3-5.
Sixth race--seling, mile and three SIN
stcenths on turf--l5Agle Is to y ilrst Ian
eco to y second, Lady Potcntate a to ~
third. Vime,$ 900 3.5 ne iS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-07
VICTORY. FOR BELL.
seventieth Virginia Suffers Great
Lose V and erbilt1 Sick:
(spcclnl Corresponden 'sTet .NlllleS-
'Dispatch.) {3;}'gl

Losses ander!bt'iIlEts .s' Sick
special Correspondence The Times Times
y. y Eisph tch.) R.'ai s4ff'f-
PRESS &c AMI, dAINIlsyILlL1 +, VA
sent. 6.-To- day engagement proved 4 9
signal victory for General B Bell COM
manding tho brown army, with head
n,,nrtcrs at ,rhorougllfare. The two
nrmics. both blue and brown, began their
march from their respective camps about
midnight and when day dawned the ad-
vance guards were within sight Of each
other. * " III
try. 1Jnitd States Regulars, belongs
Inc honor OF capturing the first prison..
ors. Tour mon from the Sixteenth lnfan-.
Try 81 regni'irs. The affair was hlmor-I
Gus to a degree for the. four from the
blue army iwcrc Iidsi aIseep and simply
could be awakened. sC;ennralsiI Grant
reinled an attack ON General Belle. lett
flank. wllo the real attack was upon
Ills right flank. Ihp commanding gcnc-
raj ofs.thc brown army was not TO DO
caught mapping, FOR he hurried thirteen
regiments or infantry to repel tho Vt
tack and at 3lo'clock. when the battle
ended for the day, General Grants plans
had been; frustrated and the brown army
was iii commanding position.
There is Joy IN the camp Of the Seventh
Regiment OF cavalry lo-night.for tothenl
| belongs In great degree the success
| for the brown. army General Whit COM
mandtng First Brigade of General
Grants army, was nearly captured in
| n sensational manner hy lieutenant
| REea, of the Seventh Cavalry, and n
! iroop under Ills command. Lieutenant
1 Rhea led his troop up a rarine to within
| fifty yards OF General Mint. poured In
Va FOLEY and almost captured the general
! and his staff. Lieutenant Rhea is n
son-,n-law OF General Fltzhugh Lee, and
! Is q fine young officer. Colonel Rogers,
commanding General Grants cavalry.
! Was also captured. an WAS also " first
\ lieutenant from "a Connecticut regiment,
| serving MS aldo onsGenerai Grants staff,
1 Two troops OF the seventh Cavalry.
4 !Qter under The command OF Major
1 lBichoIgon. captured two. soldierN' guns
q belonging to General Grants forces, The
A eolors OF ,he Fifth Massachusetts We're
}eaplured hy the brown army and foul
companies OF seventh New York ana one
4 company OF Ifthregulars were put oul
A az business during the first attack. The
second Texas Regiment were. The mer
Behind the guns IN this land i'affair%
General Grant did not pierce Genera
Bolts Inc IN a single place and MA.
teld by an offcsr on General Bells stat
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-07

IS + e. J.. Ia
5sultant sacrifice, tfat the spirit ~ de-
3Yotion and determination ct si.o Jnpa.9
nese troops is excet:ent
General Itlropatxlii, according to tho
report, continued to receive rein furGe.a
rents until August 13tr, and Ills final
strength conssted df at teastSt 9 full
divisions, The losses sustained Ivy tile
Russians are not known to tic 5alancsIc
field force. z az FL &
Fought -Four Days.
Genernl Iluroki encountered .,e.1erate
opposition ~ the, battle on the height s
sc the west Of Hei Ying Tai. Wlltre he
four days before lie succeeded IN dis
l0dging the Russians. IT Is n'ntfesr
that thG-stubbornness OF the Russian de-
Tense at Hell Wing Tai saved rae i sss,a r
line OF retreat and aYerteu an inser-
WhelmiuE disaster. II s. es ss-4.{
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-07
FIGHT AT HEI WING TAI, \
Stubborn Russian Defense Saves,
Line Of Retreat and Ayerts 4
~ {5 3e, u eFl8t
(By Associated press)

(By Associated Press.)
TOXIC, September Go r. M,--It IS
reported acre that The Russians favo.
.eiirnd hcyoad a-sn3 Tai. Genera! tlYrokl
has occupied the town. II.
77F'p. NIL Ak of ficially announced that
a 8lortio,l or the Russian force remains
5at Wing sl.iissli, soutll OF Yen Tai, whore
mo bulk OF the Russian army IS IS,
ssenbled, }s... js f VI, s5gf , (.
Expect Battle.
p. Man extended report from
field Marshal Oyima. the apanese
commandments n.chtef IN the field, was y
sceiYed lii tfokio to-day and made public
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-07

that the general knew Grants plan of
attacx three hours before 1t was made:
The seventieth Virginia, under Colonel
george wnyns Anderson, suffered under
d terrific fire from both infantry and
artillery lust as the battle ended. The
!seventfetf were no captured, and vii no
doubt give ffnes account Of themselves
tomorrow. ~ midnight the battle Will
DO renewed. Tonight the men+i In brown,
and blue arc bivouackcds on the field ana
camp fires burning brightly.
Lieutenant Vanderbilt OF the Twelfth
New York, Is i'll Ia hisy tent Will, y.
II Is reported thatlfe IS not seriously y,
iii. h .ls a. r.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-07

tonight II Is largely devoted to a re-
view Of the fighting which took place
between August ~ th and 6eptemb Der tn.
81 The announcement that the RUSSO ms i
will retain possession Of the Ycll raj
.cullierles indicates a strong possibility
ola battle there. N Zen Tai Is The on.y
toollcry In Northern %Manchi,rin. lid Ks
Russians nHconne c.ion wat In the opera
& to. fof:tl,e nai.roa {. Sf4, III
Field Marshal Oya1narsrep6rt-4 hat a
portion OF the Russian troops ho,u Yong
tSnussu, South Yen TAI and mat Cen
jcral Kuroki s right Is In close rouch vi. h
the Russians. He announces niso that
The left and center Japanese aiiii.,s, i'm
der the command iof Il Generals Oku and
N6dzu, have halted on the N ]: 81 bank
OF the Taitse River. Aild that It Is his
Intention to. dispatch u portion OF them
q, occupy the heights rortl; ,ot slIucaatiE
and along the RI lTo ad. . FL General 1Snro5 81
Ipatkin burned ali & the railroad BRIDGES
5..ver the Taftse River. II. 81
- Japanese. Losses Heavy.
Z he report says that the exact i'irrt-s
Der OF; the JapAhese losses since August
2oth, IS not. known at present. l:,it that
The field imarshal predicts thai the
losses will prove heavy.
The report does not mention the ,nini.s
Fer Of guns taken, but il is k;lowi, lla.. 4
sixteen guns were captuye1 at An?,nx
md Anshan Shan and carrier {. PORTS
lnetioned the capture and ,lse ga4a:nsts
tho railroad station ut Lao Vans az.
certain ten cen tIr1etre cnnet guas. u .sg
Field Ma rshal 0yan,a says also that in.
spite OF continuous attacks sor ten da.s
against All enemy occupying 3an.-rorEiu-
rent Qualifications. and thu rs.l:3 re-
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KOROPATNN'S ARMY DOGGED BY JAPANESE

(Contnued From First Page.
be ali order IL mobilize several army corps Late Tuesday
evening Associated Press obtained the following statement IRON
the War Ofice 4, .,;8
to-day uesday It's inferred that the only Russian troops remain,
ing Al Yen Tai 9th are the rear guard whose MISSION =
solely to retard the enenys plov enicnt s,,s
qute from the position affairs to suppose that
e IN nes u IS
stores there have already been removed was
Rn1ovedsWas burned ss ,.N.E$8 E8
The transfer of has caused
s direct d'ossg po,ox Ct s. issan,,
Russian Press sent message
from evening more than
correspondent details Of the and the
ably allowed authorize tile Ct this news Until
dispatch that the Russian forces followed step step
BY the japanese and greatly BY heavy roads and Hoods
lie adds IL impossible say hoy long the fighting VIII
as the initiative is ii the hands ofthe Japanese
correspondent does not tie fact that the ans
troops undiminished Petersburg full Of the widest
claiming that guard has been ami
Arthur has fallen These alarming reports circulated
Boesc and at one time thea tened e cause panic.
September 6625 from N1ukden that
81 guard aconsn quite but
The Associated Press authorized in of the Russian
circulate here
the staff was and
believed little danger OF KY
The Emperor tie following dispatch from General
SK,ropatkin, dated September 5tn:
has cxcaed dangerous position
placed being threatened the having
pecay its left flank but without lost about
hundred men to-day" #asa 0
Il s5 s
been q TIE tls evening approach
and sent launches towards the Our
pccd tire Whereupon the launches returned to their ships
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-07


tonight, /. Two Chinese Inspectors bee
longing to the official household Of Lieu
tenant General stoessel. commander OF
the military forces al Port a thur have
been caught spying at shu Sill Yen and /
Palung Shan. They were executed b
the npancsc. Z
Chinese who arrived here to-day from
Port Arthur declare that tho Russian
garrison expects a general land and sea
5attadk. September 7th. 98 ]. Il Il
y On septcn,ber I'd and 30. the ia pan ess
ibonIba rdcf lie forti flcations severely md
Two Russian guns OF, a fort near Ritlung
Shan were dismountcd "A Sis
The recent entrance into Port a 81 thur
OF a large steamship carrying provisions,
chiefly flour. has resulted In the reduce
ton OF the price OF flour from = 70 =
a bag. 6$ l, q. N s$. rs M
(By Associate ted iTresae :3s
+; ST. PETERsB RG. Sept. 3.--Cap plain
Wren, commander Of the cruiser Bayali,
will replace Rear Admiral u Prince Q nk-
5ton,sky as commander Of tho Port lr'tt Ar
thur squadron. N It's S5si tsss ~ ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-07
The Harlem Running.
(By Associated Prcss.) l3g

/ A
CHICAGO, IN LIZ, Sept. t,-ResVults at! at
.Iarenl:S X
rs1 rsf rs 3 sctond
x 10 - third Time, zoo o-5. ~.
Second raeesx furlongs-3Tho .G 6 {, ~
Raven Q15tof1Oj third. Time. 1913 40.
Third race--lnilc and seventy yards
Toncasta8 q to ~ first William Wright
IS TO 81 second &, Fossil I'll to 90 third u
Time. 1:44. =. !,
Fourth race-sx furlongs---sad Sam g
10 p first. Silent Water q tod SECOND,
singing Master t4o TO y third bird time me-
Fifth race-six; and a half fiirlongs--.1;
Oneway s(3 to - first, Monte g to y J.. sec
9 20 Lord Dixon Dixon g TO = tn'fo me
sixth race-one mile Proofreader, 70 TO
i10) first rnlorer (6.to y seco rs ! "a,
d Seventh race-mie and an eighth-Alfa
second, Viola Us to y third. Time. 1903
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-07
Grand Circuit Meet.

(ByaAssociate Prcss.) .55i
CONN, Sept. B.--Another
large crowd attended the second days
grand circuit meet today and saw some
good racing. # Summaries:
MA 2:1O pace, purse s1.211-Red Bird won,
three straight heats and race: Ben IL,
second !; Little Fred. third Best Tine
2:06 la. s sss N 4 z I.
Capital Clay Stakes, 2:20 trot. purse, 81.
F6O0--A lexande r, won second third ana
fourth heats gand the race Texas, first
heat, second John Caldwell, third. Best sasi
2:W pace, purse 1920 Gallaher, won In
two straight heats; Sam RI second;
Maj or4 CT. third. n Best time, 2:0o,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-07
Reducing It's Office Force.

Owing to changes In the traffle section
Of The Passenger and Power Company.
Mo g Of the department, a dozen or more
employees OF tho company have been nott-
fled that on and after October lst their
Services Will have ia be dispensed With,
a siisht incraaae in he. force In Other
lieparfnenis MAY he necessary, hut the
step taken is In The direction Of economy,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-07
Heavy Fighting At Yen Tai.

YEN TAI q M onday. Sent. g. DELAYED
in Transmit ssion ) 1T here was heavy ilght-
ing northeast OF this Elaca to- day. THE
Japanese troops are now pressing north
ward along the ridges east OF tsls railway
and several skirrnishes have q ready ia ken
place within twenty miles to the sou IN.
east of Mukdep, q q