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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-11-19
FOR THE WEST AND NORTH

$40 A. Pittsburg Express,
| 'lu,25 A. NJ, Chicago Special
u A. N Main Line Express,
2.:O st. Louis Limit, d.
IL 40 J.. The Penns, lvania Limited
20 r Chicago and St Louis Express.
7.o3 +. NJ. Chicago Limited, from North
.s25P N st. Louis Express.
= 81 NJ, Western Express
ii..6 r. ~, Cleveland anu Citcinnati Express
u ~. N, Pacific Express. ''' .N p ''''
l2.o+ a. NJ, flttsburg Special, from North
Philadelphia.
20 A. NJ. for Lock haven.
$40 A. NJ, week days, for Kane and Elmira
ll;4o A NJ week. days, for Emira and Remove
s9 90 T. NJ Sunda, $, for ! Transport.
5ao r; week. days, TOR Williamsport.
o''o r. NJ oaiiy, tor Elmira, Erie and Oil
ll.4ot NJ daily, for Enira and Erie,
5sts5 and wa Is "a 4; H. ~ 49, ~ LAO a. m
oays' 4'z5 Il m, s 20 and IL AZ p. II.
FOR ATLANTIC CITY.
Oct IL, 1904
.n leave Broad Street Station $40 q. m, Ala,
ano - p IN. weekdays. Sundays, $50 a.
Leave Marh ct Street Wharf. go lilo a. m.
Z.o'. 4..U (U mlnutes) and 5. Is D. M week DAYS
sundays, 800 and l0.OO a. IN.
FROM MARKET STREET WHARF.
For New York. 900, $40 a. M, 4.2s p. m
For Island Heights, Seaside Park. and Long
branch, $50 a, IN, and .0J p. M weed days.
SUNDAYS. 80 a. m '''
For Tuckerton. $40 a. IN. and 4. 90 d. M week
dayt; for Beach Heaven, 20 a. IN weck-days:
ior barneEat City, Up. III. weekdays,
FOR CAPE MAY.
Anglesea Wildwood and Holly Beach Sea
Isle City Ocean City, Avalon, and Stone Hor-
Dor, o0 a. IN. ard 0S p. m. week days, Sun
Gays, 9.t0a IN.
Agent. r'' w
w. ". ATTERBURY, JR WOOD
General Manager. Pass'r Traffc Manager.
GEO. w. BOYD,
General Passenger Agent
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-24

FOR THEsHorlE
Damask Tabls Cloth
DamAsk Linen Towels
Turkish Bath Towels
Damssk Linen Napkins
6nyrna Rugs, all sizes.
lngraiD Carpet
4zhina Mating
l1nkets
cnforts
1bssting, Pillow Case Cotton
3ccks
(:ksinile and tapestry Table Covers
GOODS DE
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-24

Make Your Food Medicine

The garden ls a great medicine
chest. Be your own doctor and
! ! look TO your own slight ailments.
Ii you are wakeful eat lettuce.
For affections of the skin and tor
yellow skin, eat onions. Onions
are also good for colds, coughs
and scrofuIa.
For torpid liver, eat freely of
asparagus.
For malaria and general break.
down eat cranberries.
If nervous and irritable eat
plenty of celery.
For constipation eat fruit, ripe
aud healthy fruits. Fresh fruits are
good;'so are figs and dates. Ra,sins
are beneficial.
When the body is in good con
dit,on keep 1t in good condition By
denying the appetite what has once
injured the body. One can do
everything for himself by eating
the right thing and not too much
Of it, and by leaving alone the
wrong thing aud all of it. He can
do more than the doctors can do
for him when he fat rs OH his back
IN bed.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-24
About Immigration.

Our people talk a good deaI
about immigration in an abstract.
far.of sort of way; but when II
comes TO doing something practl'
cal they fail to come up to tbe''
requirements. In the first place
no movement for immigrants car
be successfully conducted without
money. In the next place lands
must be offered at stipulated
price. Immigrants cannot be ex-
pected to come to country where
they cannot bay homes. Some ol
our people would like for lmml-
grants to come in and buy their
lands at fancy prices; but these
people are not ready to list lands
for sale at stipulated price for a
specified period. II seems that
our people have little land for saIe'
at least, very little that they are
willing TO l,s, with an organized
association that is working for I'M
migration. Unless We have homes
to offer immigrants, we had about
as we'll quit talking about the mat
ter w ashlngton Enterprise.
This is we'll sald. There is ali
excellent field 10 every locality iii
Louisiana for land companies that
would buy lands at favorable
prices, or to accept them IN pay
ment Of stock, with the view oil
dividing these lands into small
tracts aud selling the same to good
immigrants at good profit, part
cash and Oh time There could
uot be a safer or better paying
business than this. Immigrants
are not capitalists, but the desir-
able kind always have enough
means 10 make aud live up to
trspsact,ons of this nature.
Neither does the immigrant care TO
settle far from towns. He would
rather pay more for the land and
the town would generally profit by
facilitating them III this. Not a
few people who vegetate IN towns
and cities would quickly seize op'
por,unities of this kind to move
aud become producers. - lbe
People.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-24
WORST Of All EXPERIENCES.

Can anything be worse than to feel
that every minute will be your last?
Such was the experience o. Mrs. 8 H.
Newson. Decater. Ala. "For three
years." she writes, Il endured insuf1er-
able pain from indigestion, stomach
and bowel trouble. Death seemed In
evitable when doctors and all remedies
failed. At length was induced TO try
Electric Bitters, and the result was
miraculous. I improved at once, aud
now am completely recovered For
Liver, Kidney, Stomach and Bowel
troubles Electric Bitters is the only
medicine" Only SOC. It's guaranteed
by J. L. Watkins, City Drug Store, and
Jos. s. Claverie, Druggist.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-24
FOR YOUTHS.

A complete line of fine Suits IN
Serge, Melton, Cheviot and
Cashmere. Ages from - to
19 years.
Coat, Vest and Long Pants
Suspenders, Socks, Handkercniefs
Sweaters, Hats, Shoes. Underwear
Overcoats
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-24
COUGHING SPELL CAUSED DEATH.

sHarry Duckwell. aged 25 years.
ohoked to death early yesterday morn
ing at his home in the presence Of his
wife and child He contracted . slight
cold u few days ago and paid but little
attention to it. Yesterday morning he
was seized with fit Of coughing which
continued for some time. His wife
sent for physician but before he could
arrive, another coughing spell came on
and Duck we'll died from suffocation.-
st. Louis Globe Democrat. Dec. l,
1901" Ballard's Horehound Syrup
would have saved him. 25c, SOC and 81
At j. S. Claverie, Covington, and Cres-
cent Drug Co. Slidell, La.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-24
Governor blanchard has ordered

Governor Blanchard has ordered
special election IN rangipahoa
parish 70 be held Jan. "a, 1905, to
fill the vacancy in the Office Of
Sheriff and Tax Collector. This
will be the first election to be held
under the provisions Of the consli-
tutioDal amendment lately adopted, !,
AMI no doubt tue contest will be q
lively one.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-24

An up-to-date battle ship now
costs eight millions Of dollars, or
more Congress will be asked TO
provide for three more of these
qreat fighting machines this winter
and to appropriate l" all So. SEQ.
600 for the increase of the navy.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-24

A 6reless, wa,erless and smoke
less locomotive is being construct
ed for the Southern Pacific in the
East. The machine will make 100
miles an hour across the continent
without stopping.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-24
REST REMEDY FOR CONSTIPATION.

"The finest remedy for constipation
/ ever used is Chamberlain's Stomach
and Liver Tablets says Mr. Eli But
ler, Of Frankyille, N. Y. ''Tbey act
gently and without any unpleasant Ell
feet, and leave the bowels 10 q perfectly
natural condition. Sold by Jos. $.
Clayzrie. druggist.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-24
FOR LADIES'.

Ladies' Coa,s-Short or long-,n
Black or Tan, the latest
style and fashion.
Tailor made Suits.
Melton Cloth Skirts,
Home Spun Skirts.
ladies' Clo,h skirts.
Chev,ot Skirts.
shirt Waists, IN Satin, FIannele,te.
Y Madras. Silk, Gingham and Flannel
Ready to wear Hats.
ladies' Hack Hats
Tam O'Sban,ers.
Vici Kid Shoes.
Pateut Leather Shoes.
Ladies' Ribbed Underwear.
ladies Union Suits.
Fine Embroidered Handkerchief,
Very Handsome.
Emil line Of Ladies Wrappers.
Warm, Comfortable Sbawls, two
U sizes.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-24

Until the figures are all in It will
NOS be known which was the more
dangerous sport"f the two this a
son, foot hall or deer hunting
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-24
FOR MISSES

Ready to wear Hats
Tam O'Shanters. white and colored
Hosiery. Vicl Kid Shoes, with
Patent Leather Tips
Ribbed Underwear
Ready Made Dresses IN immense
3 assortment.
Short or long jackets, with or.with-
out capes.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-05-11

Mr.. and Mira. Freeman Pierce, who
have been spending the winter at George
Fl. Morrill's, have returned to this vii
lage and are now at their own home on
Roynton Avenue.
Mrs. Frank Perley was called to Hard
wick last week by the illness of Mrs.
Alvina Perley.
DIR. CT. o. Tinker and P. ]. Cowles
went to Hardwick. Friday evening.
when the Union Lodge, K. of p. had a
special program. The third rank was
worked.
John FL. Smith of Whitefeld is in town
for short time. having stopped here en-
route to his home from Whittier, CAL,
where he spent the winter. Mr.. Smith
will be remembered as former resident
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter w. Husband from
Washington are expected here the last Of
this week for a short vacation, after
which they will spend the summer in
Montpelier.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-05-11
WANTED. FOR SALE, ETC.

SECOND HAND Billings Corn Planter
for sale. In good repair. Will sell cheap.
L. PENNIMAN.
THE BERRY-BALL Dry Goods Co. are
showing the most stylish lot of mems soft
bosom shirts they have ever showed for
S so, $1.OO, $1.5O.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN We pay SIS
a thousand cash for copying at home.
No mailing or canvassing. Send stamp
for particulars. PURITAN MFG. CO., 90
Front ST., Worcester, Mass.
GIRL WANTED for general homework.
Enquire of Mrs. Arthur F. Stone, High
land Avenue, st. Johnsbury.
To LET. Small pasture, with good
water, at Goss Hollow. A. T. Bailey,
St. Johnsbury. Vt.
For SALE at bargain. For good rea-
sons, will sell my dwelling house at 46
Spring ST., and also the new apartment
house, 1.-The Roosevelt" at 81 Cliff ST.,
for price that will make good invest
ment for any one. Chas. S. Hastings,
over Post Office.
FINCH. Make your own game by
buying round cornered cards at the
CALIFORNIAN Office. All colors, Is cents
a hundred.
WANTED. Agents to represent the
Woman's Mutual Benefit Co., Joliet, iii.
Inquire of Mrs. Clara G. cormier, Cen
eral Agent, Hyde Park, VT. Good wages
to hustlers.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-05-11
Births.

At St. Johnsbury, May 6, son, Nathan
Rfckaby, to Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Pike.
At Stannard, May 8, a son to Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Smith.
At North Walden, April 80, a SON to Mr..
and Mrs. Theron Boyce.
At ST Johnsbury, May 1, daughter,
Mary Elizabeth, to Mr.. and Mrs. William
Descoteaux.
At st. Johnsbury, May 4. a son. Joseph
George, to Mr.. and Mrs. William Bedard.
At lSt. Johnsbury, May z, daughter,
Mary Roland, to Mr.. and Mrs. Odilon
Rousseau.
At Peacham, May 8. a son to Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Matthews.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-05-11
Epworth League Meeting.

The annual meeting for election of Off
GERS in the Epworrh League of the Meth
odist church was held Monday evening
and the following officers elected for the
ensuing year:
President, E. P. Hamilton.
Ist Vice Pres, George e. Cowling.
End Vice Pres, Miss Rosa Bailey.
Bird Vice Pres, Miss Leah Spencer.
4th Vice Pres, Miss Florence Kinsman.
Treasurer, Harry Stevenson.
Secretary, Walter Carr.
Fin. Sec, James Impey.
Supt. of Jr. work, Mrs. ]. M. Frost.
The meeting organized under the new
constitution which reduces the depart
ments from seven to four, which are,
Christian Work, World Evangelism,
Mercy and Help, and Social and Lit
erary.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-05-11
Deaths.

At Walden, May 6. J. B. Rogers.
At Boston, May 9, Charles w. Wi1comb,
formerly of st Johnsbury.
At Greensboro. May 2, Royal White, aged
50 years.
At Barnet, April 80, Mrs. Resale Trahan,
aged 70 years.
At Troy, April 26, Miss Carrie Woodcock,
aged 1S years.
At the Soldiers Home, Togus, Me-. May i +,
Charles A. Johnson, formerly of Barnet and a
member of Co. F, 18th Vermont regiment.
At St. Johnsbury. May 4, Mrs. Mary Carr
Steady, aged 81 years, month and days.
At Springfield, Mass. May 4, Mrs. Caro-
line L. Smith, formerly of this town, aged So
years.
At Burlington, May 8, Mrs. Herman Boyce
of CRANKY.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-05-11
NIGHT LUNCH.

The place is on Eastern Avenue just be-
low the Pythian Building; the time is all
hours, day or night; the bill of fare in
cludes all the appetizing novelties and
substantial viands found in frst-class
stand. The proprietor and chef is
''BIcK" MOORE.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-05-11
stereoscopic Views of St. Johnsbury.

c. II. Clark, the photographer, has
nearly completed series of about so
stereoscopic views of St. Johnsbury.
This is an old style photo made by i'm
proved and up-to-date methods and for
clearness and stereoscopic effect they
have no equal. Your collection of
photos is not complete without them.
Agents are now selling them at 1925 a
dozen, Or they can be bought at Clark's
studio, 26 Eastern avenue.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-05-11

SECOND HAND FARMING Tools for sale,
including Plow, Wheel Harrow, Spring
Tooth Harrow, Smoothing Harrow.
Corn Cracker and Weeder. Also Field
Seed Corn which has been tested. Emile
L. Eastman, Passumpsic, VT.
CARPENTERS WANTED. I can use at
once 10 or dozen carpenters and give
them plenty of work. J. M. Foye. St.
Johnsbury.
BEST SPRUCE lathes for immediate de-
livery at O. v. Hooker & Sons.
ONE NEW TENEMENT to rent. Electric
lights and all modern Improvements.
Chance for garden if desired. O. v.
Hooker & Son.
PROMPT ATTENTION given to all kinds
of land surveying. M. Nd. Stocker, DAN
vile, VT.
TYPEWRITER paper, wove or laid, 500
sheets for 40 cents, at the CALIFORNIAN
office.
A Coon FARM, about 200 acres, kuo wn
as the Luther Morrill, farm, about five
miles out, on the Danville road. will be
sold cheap. FoLLENsBY & PECK.
For SALE-35O cords good four foot
hard wood. Quantity to suit Delivered
anywhere in the village. FoLLENsBY &
PECK.
AM SELLING both new and second
hand furniture cheaper than any dealer
in Caledonia county. Five per cent dis
count on all cash sales over ST, at
HARrsHoRN's; "a Eastern Avenue
For SALE. The entire medical library
of the late DR.. Pilgrim. Inquire of w. 81.
Preston.
NURsE-Mrs. c. ]. Heon. 10 Railroad
street, St. Johnsbury, Vt.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-05-11
1emoriaI Day Arrangements.

Chamberlin Post, No. /, G. A. R., are
fully alive to the approach of Memorial
day and no better arrangements have
been made than those now in hand for
the proper observation of the day. There
will be the usual campfire in the evening
and full program OF the days proceed
ings will be announced later.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-05-11
At Paddock Village.

Al PADDOCK V11laxe.
Miss Bertha Bragg entertained few
friends with whist, last week Monday
evening it being her 18th birthday.
Miss Emma May was confined to the
house last week with bronchial trouble.
Mrs. Fl. Lord, who recently had
severe fall, is gaining. although not yet
able to leave her bed.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-05-11
Marria&es.

At st. Johnsbury. May 10. William r.
Irwin and Miss Jennie A. Gale, both of Be1oit,
Wis.
At Litt1eton. May 8. by Rev. William
Forbes, w. e. Wallace and Miss Annie
Kenney of Littleton.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-03
COLONEL GLEN WARMLY REBUKED.
Chief Quartermaster of Philippines Repri-
manded and May Be Recalled.

Washington. Sept. Colonel John l.. Clem.
chief quarternaster of the Philippine division.
has been reirimanded by Brigader General
Humphrey. quartermaster general Of the army.
for his action In turning into the United States
Treasury S423.00O as "unexpended balance of
the appropriations for the last fiscal year. when.
stated at the War Department. the money
was actually needed 10 meet necessary expenses
for army transportation and other work of the
Guartermaster's department. II is said that
Colonel Clcms action seriously interferes with
the work of the luaTtermaster's department.
General Humphrey has informed Colonel Clem
that his action Is disapproved and would not
have been taken II he Colonel Glenn had had
proper conception Of his duties. The money
having been turned into the Treasury. it is now
beyond tho control Of the War Department Of
hcials. and Will have to be reappropriated by
Congress TO meet existing obligations II is not
unlikely that Colonel Glen will be relieved of
his present duties and recalled 10 the United
States.
Colonel elem is a veteran Of the Civil War,
and is known I'm the service the drummer
boy OF Hhickamauga" because OF his gallant
conduct during that battle while serving as a
drummer in the I'D Michigan Volunteer Infan-
New-York tribune., 1904-09-03
GOT $40 A DAY FOR THAT BURIAL
Messenger Boy Collecting Money for an
Imaginary Bereaved Mother Caught at Last

When messenger boy No. 3,0O9. Frederick Avery.
twenty years old. OF No 9G6 Forteth-st. Brook
lyn left the employ Of the Postal Telegraph Cable
Company. five months ago. he neglected to return
his cap and uniform to the company. lie made
good of them, however, since
lie had been making the rounds of the big office
buildings downtown with subscription lists. collect
ing ranging from % cents to s. for the
mother of Elmer Herring who Avery declared
did have money enough bury the boy, who
had been her only support. Five weeks ago a
ward was offered for his arrest. Patrolman
tiunshinan. of the Old Slip station. caught Avery
yesterday with the lists In his hands i'm No 81 Will
iam-st. His lists contained more than three hun
dred entries of contributions. He had $50 in his
pockets. At first he maintained he was innocent.
but later. in court he pleaded guilty and was held
In 500 for trial charge of petit larceny.
After he had been held he became boastful. and
said lit was bum day when he did not collect as
much as $40 At times he almost felt ashamed to
take the money.
on his lists were many we'll known firms and
New-York tribune., 1904-09-03
C4DDIES GET UNIFORMS.
War at Fan C0rtLandt on Those
Who Obey SchmittS Order.

The Van Cortlandt Park golf links caddies
have capitulated. not as a whole. however. Only
four OF them are wearing the uniform pre-
scribed by Park Commissioner Schmitt OF The
Bronx rs a cure for the caddie Ills complained
os by various players who used the public links
at the park. The uniform is knickerbocker
suit OF a light blue mixture. neatly ornamented
by braid the Jacket having a straight, close ht-
ting collar The buttons are gilded. In the
caps worn with these suits there is sad lack
OF uniformity Only one boy thus far has the
headgeaT that goes with the suit. II is visored
affair, after the style OF a school cadets cap
The others are wearing yachting caps. golf
caps or any Old cap that they happen to pos
sess.
TThese uniforms however have bred dissen-
sion among the caddies. and now there is war
between the uniformed and the ununiformed.
For "A long time the caddies stood together ana
defed Park Commissioner Schmitts order that
they must wear uniforms. But insidious f-ach-
cry was at work. and those who are now the
uniformed had their uniforms made without let
ting their fellows know OF it, Then one day
they appeared On the links in all the glory or
their spck and span suits, braid and gilt but
ions They were greeted with boots OF derision
and stlgmatized as traitors by the upholdeEs or
Was al once declared. and since then their path
lss bcs u Il thorny one The Van Cortlandt cad
liz r.narks have been known 10
niaAe msn seek some place ~ which TO hide
h.s head. and their attacks on the uniformed
ranks are not restricted to words. To the cup
the gall of seeing the uniformed traitors get
ting the greater part Of the patronage.
Some day H. the near future the uniforms and
Iner weaTeIs Viii be dropped into the lake.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-03
BATTLE RACES ABOVE TAI-TSE.
JAPANS COMPLETE SUCCESS DEPENDENT ON
KUROKIS ATTEMPT TO REACH THE RAILWAY.
Kuropatkins Army Pressed Confusion Tod Unordabe
Russians Still in Liao-Yang-Toson Reported in Flames

General Kurok began attack
northeast of LoYang Thursday His left yesterday
opened drive the Russians toward the
his right continued the attempt reach the railroad The
of the japanese at Lao ang hinges this action
The Japanese and left
Russians Thursday Field Marshal
into confusion while attempting the river Several Russian guns
captured and used against the retiring No direct assault
sad made IaoYang which, according unofficial advices
in flames
Twenty-Five thousand casualties the
ported August 23 1t believed Toxic that the Russian losses
exceed this number Russian official dispatch said that five thousand
had been killed wounded in two unspecfied days.
General Kopakn sent from Lao Thursday afternoon
dispatch the officials refused
day its contents showed that the Russian
fully effected The railroad
Yang and Moukden is said to be still
New-York tribune., 1904-09-03
HIGGINS FOR GOVERNOR.
BRUCE AS RUNNING MITE.
Black for Temporary Chairman
also on Tentatirc Slate.

Francis w. Higgins for Governor, NJ. Linn
Bruce for Lieutenant Governor and Frank 5.
Black for temporary chairman of the State
convention is the tentative slate of the Re-
publicans.
Chairman Taggart replied to the expressed
desire of his colleagues that he go west by
appointing Jones, johnson and Welsh. former
Bryan managers, on his personal staff
George Haven Putnam will support Presi-
dent Roosevelt for reelection.
1t was announced at ROsemount last night
that Judge Parker had abandoned his pro-
posed trip to the St Louis fair. Henry Wat
terson was the principal visitor at Esopus
yesterday, discussing plans with the candi-
date.
New-York tribune., 1904-09-03
JAPANESE CLOSING IN.
Three Armies Pressing on Kuropat-
kin's Last Defences.

London, Sept 3.-"The Times's'' Toxic CORE
sbondent, in dispatch dated Friday. says:
The premature rumOTs 0f the fall of Lao
Tang are repeated to-day, but a careful aDaly sis
of official reports shows that the Russians have
merely been driven In to their last line of de-
fences. where they will probably make a des
perate resistance. Three Japanese armies are
closing around them.
The correspondent of The Morning Post
with General Oku's army says that the Rus
slams could easily have defended An-Shan-Chan
with small force. He adds that the Russians
when retiring from Sha-HO-Pu destroyed
bridge two hundred and fifty yards long across
the Shade.
The Seoul correspondent Of The Daily Tele-
graph" says the Japanese have erected sham
fortress in imitation of Port Arthur. outside
the west gate OF Seoul so that when the
fortress falls the inhabitants may see the real
thing at their gates.'