Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-29
JUST BEFORE THE BATTLE.
Much Speculation in st, Peters
burg, but Very Little News.

81 Petersburg, June 29.-0:S0 p no
-'fhe whole city is awaiting With
'bpathless interest news from the OPP
ale. .tdnus ~ southern Manchuria,
nappled In the decisive battle OF the
nmpaign But those fully appreclating
he almost impossible country through
which the japanese columns are adj
Uncing and the difficulty Of moving
hrge bodies Of troops into position
hardly expect the battle 10 begin I'm
ernest inside of several days, al
hOugh admitting that heavy lighting
between the advance guards may now
b. In progress. The papers, with the
exception Of the army organ and the
Novoe Vremya are unanimously Of the
opinion that a pitched battle IL now
Wrtain. The former is silent on the
ubiect which may be significant, es-
pcally as Gen, Kuropatkns move
hents are shrouded In mystery.
ON EVE OF TACTICS.
The Novoe Nremya says;
The time for strategy is passed. We
are now on the eve OF tactics. Not
knowing the exact position OF our
iores We can not state what Kuropat-
KIN intends TO do. IL Is possible he
nay consider 1t untimely and unpro-
hNoe to enter n decisive engagement
Of all his forces, i'm which event, while
engaging the enemy who Is pouring
uoOps down upon him, he may retire
ter'hward to meet his reinforcements,"
PUBLIC HOPEFUL.
The tone In both public and oficIal
,les has greatly improved, The re-
OTIS mat The Port Arthur squadron
Aas successfully put to sea, and that
~ snip has actually been sunk seems
nave removed the dependency and
I'elopments ON land and sea are look
Forward to with increased cheerful
XIV confidence is manifested In the
rnuehce the navy viii have upon the
Tmplgn ana many people are in
Nu 10 attribute the Japanese pre-
,lp'ahcy to get at Gen. Kuropatlin TO
we iael mat the squadron at large
w1s5lens the japanese armys sea com.
NlnlcatOns
CONSTANT FIGHTING.
= special dispatches say it was Maj
wv Mlstchenko's division which has
~ engaged ln constant fighting in
Ny .NihiV OF the mountain passes
~ snlrn me Japanese are advancing.
w ~ ospaieh says the country Is al
,l,S impossible, that Mistchenko re-
N Ohly When the enemy appeared
,rwoseIWhelming numbers The cor
s ., considers it doubtful wheth-
col ~yn' huroh win advance all three
f o,cea as mis- would dlsunite his
nom ne " more likely TO push
Tchee tns attack from Stu Yen upon TIA
eo,ro NMo exclusive Of Cen. Oku. Tho
em'pohaent figures that KuroN has
h,rs Vuops' the Japanese commander
Men " personal command of $4,000
"'" al Dalien pass.
MUST BE HUMANE.
,, Sn,,lGen Europatkin has issued a,
,nS uluef Insisting ON tho LIndost
"a gsl humane treatment Of Lamar.
ap1,soners and wounded. notyv,th-
ted bs we tales Of atrocities comn,it.
dlr.c;. We japanese, The order which
ofs ". ulat the same respect ana non
Non. pp all To the brave foes os n ,hov
men,, SiussAns, Is most fayorahlv com,
Which upon by the Noyoe Vremya.
10 res H siapanese apparently arc unabla
nv ' ona their instincts As The Mil
tervssg pera,lons develop and orr re-.
mora multiply, they seem 10 become
harlsrs,' sase' God grant Japanese har-
% si an, may not Influence our snidsers
but nv, why to feelings Of yengeance
rspuiata,e, they win preserve The gnodi
ruIsboS \, which always has dlst,r'
"e Russian soldierg -
!, EMPEROR AT cRoNsTApT
dltI nS emperor today Inspected cha oon
dtsiSsS the ships OF the = s siv aS Son,
mlfai W. ior the far east, uieh Sp Al
Chief d nake Alexis, Comman ,sh a. No.
NhIserr Duke Vladimir ana war'no
Of iRe me-, IA Ayellan and many S~u o %Srl1s
greet M esamlrlty We're at Cronatah llte,s
Rear rom peterhof gu '"e'e on
hag ofHc Sun y, .yon voelkersam, iun,or
skys sonl ot Ylce-AdmIrsi Roiss sun,or
ne rmsosaron, had hoistsd his 'ias Az M
''ea cruiser Admiral Nasb s on