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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-11-05
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Below Ia the program of the teach
ers meeting Ia be held ta the super
intendent's office Saturday morning
Nov II, at $50
Roll call respond witt a sentiment
brief statement Of a general truth
from Shakespeare.
A Paper, Helping Pupils Miss
Jennie Ward
A Talk. Home Work Miss
Kate Criddie.
A Address The Sympaihetc Re-
latious between Teacher and Pupil
q Herndou
A Reading Selected Miss Fan
ule Malone.
A Paper keeping After School
Miss Jennie cray
How 1 manage Copy Books nraw
uE BaoEH. ate Miss Mary Cald.
wail
Aa Address some Fuuc,r.ev 1f
School daaaa ement waiter Aeker
Earh teaenar ta te r.tv Faalle
arHaet wlii be expected ts mske q
taarr ash stu8g af tfe lar.rs sas.
stsI hy tals program ta fas enc
thsE F. ar sha sake a. aesIvs rart n
tss teaera. ssasslas fstla wiae sart
payer aF tssk.
@aEraa AcSEH sant.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-11-05

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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-11-05
CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
The Class of 1904 pFeSeRtS The Library
With a hsgRiflCeai Picture.

The 10Th grade geometry class are
now being puzzled with some of the
mysteries of Euclid.
The pupils received their first
month IS report last Tuesday.
AT last the rights of the public
schools will be respected. A military
company of a boys has been organ
lied with Tom Andrews as captain
and Willie Todd as drummer. This
company drills twice each week.
Some of the high school girls are
enthusiastic tennis players now. A
court has bee laid out on the cam
pus,
Owing to the disbanding of the
West End school two Gew grades
have been formed at the main build
ing.
Rev. b. A. Copass was a pleasant
caller Friday.
1t became necessary 10 form new
4th grade this week. Miss Jennie
Gray was placed in charge of this
room.
Among the visitors this week were
Mrs. ID. @. Thompson, Mrs. d. Ma
honey and Mrs. T. M. Sleeper. We
were indeed glad TO have them with
us and cordially invite them to re-
turn.
Three rooms in the old High School
building have been furnished and
are mow being used for regular work.
The attendance this week has been
unusually good. The patrons and
pupils appreciate the necessity for
regular attendance.
| Ten delegates attending the me-
chances convention were interested
/ visitors 10 our new building this
week. They were of the opinion that
our new building was one OF the best
! in the state.
/ The fret regular meeting of the
/ literary societies throughout the
/ schools VAS held Friday afternoon.
/ Good interest was manifested and
Interesting programs rendered. The
next regular meeting will be two
weeks from this afternoon.
! There are now nineteen 10 teach
ers at our main building.
! The attendance this week hss been
as follows:
Monday. 10; Tuesday, 73; Wed
/ nesday, 10, Thursday, ISL Friday,
I7S2.
! Miss Helen DuRose was a pleas
ant caller at the High School Fri
day.
Books are being placed in the new
cases ia the library and beautiful
pictnres hung on the walls. When
finished the library will be quite at
traciive.
Misses Dalton Causrell and Inez
Singleton were pleasant visitors to
the school Friday. We are glad to
see that the old members stjil have
au interest i'm the school,
The latest acquisition TO the Ii
brary is magnificent picture a
memorial presented by the class of
/ 1904 fl is entitled stag at Bay, ~
size = by a inches framed. The
/ background IS rocks at the edge Of
the water. A storm 10 raging. The
dogs have chased the stag into the
water and there be holds them al
bay-a picture strlkingly beautiful.
/ The personnel Of the class of 1904 -
as follows X ate Bradshaw, Dalton
Cantrell, Attic Craig, Helen Langs-
ford, Maude Parker j lmmie Perkin-
son. Mary Pierce, John Singleton,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-11-05
SPECIAL NOTICE.

Manager Shelton has arranged with
the manager of "Tbe Bnrgomaster"
TO hold the curtain until 9 O'Clock to
give all the merchants and clerks a
chance TO see what he considers the
musical treat of the season. The
performance will begin at O'Clock
and the show will be given in its en-
tirety.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-11-05
Farm Hand Waated.

| Will give $50 a month for SIX
for farm hand. Address
at once, II d. Rosser, Emma, Tex.
dSJW42
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-30
ASSESSMENT NOTICES.

ASSESSMENT NOTICE-Honolulu Plantation
Company, location of principal place of bus
mess City and County of San Francisco,
State of California-1Notice is hereby given
that at a meeting Of the Board of Directors
held this 18th day Of June. a. d. 1901. an
assessment (No. 81 of five dollars $50 00) per
share levied upon the capital stock OF
the corporation payable Immediately to the
Secretary OF the company, at the office OF
the company, 32T Market ST., room f. second
floor, in the City and County of San Fran
CISCO State Of California. Any stock upon
which this assessment shall remain unpaid
on the 2S.h day Of July. 1904 will be de-
llnquent and advertised for sale at public
auction and unless payment is made before,
will be sold on the 18th day of August 1904
to pay the delinquent assessment, together
with cost of advertising and expenses of
sale. H w. THOMAS. Secretary Honolulu
Plantation Company. 327 Market street, San
Francisco California.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-30
REAL EsrArE-c1rY-FoR SALE.

EAsTON, ELDRIDGE & CO.
$47, 500-Mason ST., corner Of a small alley. not
far from Market; 3-story and basement
building, renting for $1S5 per month.
and bath: lot p :exis7:e feet. on O. Far
rell ST. near Cough; rented very low at
$12O per month.
sic, ,00O-12 elegant new flats on 18th St near
Howard, running through to a rear
street; rent extremely low at Sl55 per
month; lot 1O0-foot frontage by Ito feet
in depth; this property must be sold to
close an estate: no reasonable offer re-
fused.
15.oO0-12 magnificent flats. containing 2-3-4
rooms each: rented for S1s60 per year;
in the warm belt Of the Mission
$l5' oOoaRent $500 per annum; desirable
flats Of "a rooms each; Tehama St,
near 9TH; permanently rented; mortgage
of $1,000 can remain.
$lS,OOo-Howard st, east OF 9Th: business IN
vestment Of store and large sunny
flats above paying good Interest .
$40 O'2oo-NW cor OF Mission ST, near lIth' 2
stors and fiat above; rented for $50 per
month
SS,500-Residence on stanyan ST.. near the
Golden Gate Park: 6O-foot frontage un-
improved; residence contains rooms.
porcelain bath, large basement. furnace,
hardwood floors and stationary tubs;
rent $40 per month.
$15OO-A sacrifice on the north line Of Fol-
som ST.. 4th: lot through to
Clementina St. $50 in depth; improve
ments consist Of an old building rented
for $50 per month; lot alone worth
ts.75o-Reduced; cottage containing rooms
and bath; almost new; on 23rd st.
$2,bOO-Cottage on Eureka St; rooms and
bath; new plumbing; flush toilets; rent
ed very cheaDly at $50 per month.
$2,1Oo-Cottage on Folsom St. containing A
rooms.
A FEW PICK UPS FOR THE FUTURE IN
BUILDING LOTS
$2,5OO-A desirable corner facing the ocean
Boulevard 1O0x107 :6 feet
81 .60o-McAllister St, near Central ave-: 75x
13I &c feet; level and ready for building.
y, 4OO-20th ave-, near A ST.: 50x120 feet.
$500 each--2 lots on NJ St. near 18th ave.
EASTON, ELDRIDGE & CO..
63S Market ST.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-30

SEWING MACHINES AND SUPPLIES.
DOMESTIC-The machine for family use; best
is cheapest; secondhand all makes at any
price; all kinds rented lowest rates. Domes-
tic office. 1921 Market ST., near Sixth.
NEW HOME-See our new trlple-feed ma
chimes; slightly used: $40. SIS $20 second
hand. $3. $5. $S all styles; guaranteed. New
Home Sewing Machine Co.. 1861 Market st.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-30
PROPOSALS.

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA. BeFkeles'--
Hoglce to contractors. builders and material
men: EoGlce is hereby given chat sealed
bids aye solicited for performing the labor
end iHGnishinS the materials fog fire escapes
Ior Hearst Eall, Cn the Grounds OF sthe Uni
veEsiGy of California az Berkeley, California.
ehe regents. South Hall, Berkeley, at or
besoge 8 O'Clock O. IA. OF July 7s 1904.
plans and specifications OF sad tire escapes
have been adopted and may Re examined
daily at Che office OF the regents groyn 8 a. ~.
uagif 4 y. IN. No bBds &ill be considered
unleSs accompanied by q certified check or
the University ot California. equal TO ten
(1Ol per cene OF his biG With sufficient
sureties. conditioned has ~ said bid be acc
copied 2le bidder will duly enter iutp a.
proper contract to faithfully perform the
duty and obligations m accordance vsikh saitr
bid and with The plans and specifications
such contract. The right 20 reject any or Ill
bios 10 hereby reserved. BY order of the
Regents Committee on Grountt. and Duild-
ings. v. H. HENDERSON, Acting Secretary.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Juna IS, IeO4.--
Sealed proposals, in iriplicate, wiz be re-
ceived here until II q m, July 13, 1904 and
then opened for furnishing during the Hs.
cal year ending June 80, 1905. forage and
straw for Alcatraz Island. Fort Baker.
Benica Barracks, Fort Mason. Fort Nc
Dowell, Fort Mifey Preside OF San Fran
cisco, San Francisco San Francisco, Cal,
for shipment to Honolulu H. T.. and Depot
OF Recruits and Casuals Angel Island, Cal
Government reserves riGht 20 reject or accept
any or all bids in whole or in part. Prefer
ence given to Articles Of American produce
conditions of prices and quality Qnclud-
ing in the price of foreign productions the
duty thereon) being equal and such prefer
ence given to articles of American nroduc-
tion produced on the Pacific Coast to the
extent of consumption required by the public
service there. All information furnished on
applications to WILLIAM S. PATTEN, AS
sistant Quartermaster General. Chief Quar-
termaster.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-30
MANUFACTURERS AND EVERYBODY.
SEE THIS NiNE BUILDING SACRIFICED.

MANUFACTURERS AND EVERYBODY.
SEE THIS zfNE BUILDING SACRIFICED.
have for sale large building az EInihurS4.
Caf a suburb Of Oakland, built for hotel
but too large for The place. 4gld nave late
order 80 sell it for the best price 1 can get
The 4uildinz is 60x10O feet and Contains 40
large rooms: gas plant IL good order in
building dn the. rear, and gas and water fix-
tures all over the house The lot is on the
principal street with street railroad in front
and is 115X13e.T feet on zones ave. - cement
sidewalk Is eet wide on tao sides. II is
we'll adapted for any kind Of manufacturing.
% - bn D. on nun T
owner is very aid man and is Closing up his
afairs. and says SELL for WHAT 1T WILL
BFHNG. See the building and make me an offer
. ORA c. JENKS
1919 Broadway. Oakland. Cal.
$500 CASH. .S12 s1onthy--Cottage Of 5 rooms
and bath, celia and BASEMENT good barn.
stable. chicken houses. chicken runs, 80 as.
sorted fruS trees. al IN fne bearing, Bel
giaE' Aares, 20 fn0 laying hens. nice garden
and lots of Aowers some furniture goes yith
Dloca. TSrSo. rooee Ions 80 he Na5 : S-o,,Pt,--
main road; candy loahI soil; near cleo
tFie cars, church ana school; an ideai To-
GoEs and winds; price In SH S1AO0. Call or
send fot circular. 45S 9Th st.. OPP. Broadway
station, Oakland Carriage fres. II. z.
JONES. Land Owner.
s55OO-LEsS than cost; s-room rustic buga-
low: baths; exterior finish, including
porte cochers in natural redwood logs and
cfnker be4ck: large rooms beam ceiling
IN dininE-Toom. all paneied in iinVood
oak; large corner lot: ane marine view:
convenient 70 business center. cars, local
trains and schools; terms, only $3.50 cash
and $50 per month; almost new and thor
oughly flrst-cass in every respect; cannot
do justice 20 this property In deccribinG It;
1t must be seen to appreciate its low value
and many attractive qualities.
]. 3. MYERS,
1902 Broadway. Oakland, Cal.
S2sOo-REDUCED from $500; magnificent g.
room cottage; ali large rooms; basement;
combination gas and electric fixtures:
mantel in dining-room and parlor; large
lot with driveway; first-class neighbOr-
hood only % minutes to San Francisco by
Key Route; terms, $500 cash and S33 per
month; to see this place means to buy it.
as 1t is much better place than this ad-
Vertisement can describe.
]. s. MYERS,
1902 Broadway. Oakland. Cal.
RICHMOND FACTORY SITE
"a acres. at junction OF s.. p. and Santa Fe
railroads. For price and terms. see LLOYD
& STEIN, ass Ninth ST., Oakland
ELEGANT, new modern residence: large
rooms; artistic interior finish: lot 40x116; five
minutes walk to Key Route; $4T5O; u cash,
bal. easy terms. LLOYD & STEIN. ASS 9th
St. Oakland.
$500 CAsH-New house. rooms. near Key
route station, Oakland: must have money at
once: bargain Owner. Is Chronicle bd-. ST.
OAKLAND HOUSES TO LET.
FOR rent-New house. s rooms; near Key
route. Key at S67 37th ST.. Oakland
OAKLAND FURNITURE FOR SALE.
TO MORROW the day for bargains in furni-
ture. H.schelihaas 11th st., cor. store, Oakland
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-30

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY,
INSTALLMENT HOMES, 512 Callaghan bid,
will build on your property or buy you lot;
IS a month pays principal and interest on
each $1,000 Of balance due, making your in
stallments less than rent; send for circular
COTTAGE with all modern improvements; ];
terms same rent. Apply owner. lumber
yard, Army and Condor SITS.
MONEY at per cent for the full cost OF build
ings and part lot. Manhattan Savings Bank
1918 Crocker building
ALL work guaranteed first class by ALL
BACH & MAYER plumbers $50 Howard St
POINT RICHMOND REAL ESTATE.
ALTA PUHTA TRACT. az Siege, on Santa Fe
and electric roads: land $500 per acre; lots
50K20e at $3.50; orchard Of Is acres and
buildings. S40O peg acre: monthly payments:
send sor maps. etc. HAfGHT. 4O1s Cal. 81. S p
FOBR choice lots Tor sale: cheap for cash
Apply 32s Bush St. third door. room 4.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-30
BERKELEY ADvERT'S'MNPS


s3OO0-GOOD 2-stoTy house. 8 rooms; modern
conveniences; lot +0xf35 street work com
plete; $3.50 cash balance k25 per month. N
Cluding principal and interest at Der cent;
Cne block and a half from car; minutes
walk from station; situated at sc2}0 Ward
ST. East Berkeley near college an4 schools
MORAN & SWAIN
2f3l ShatlUck ave. OPP Berkeley station.
S125O-Choice corner lot, east on Grove
52x12I; hne Ioca tion: Two blocks 10 station
Address 253o Grove St. East Berkeley.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-30
Help wANrED-sAnEssaEN.

Statesmen wa ted-Agents, dealers and
sto.ekeepers, start in business --or yourself
on our capital; make mems fine clothing
20 n easu-e and yor can sell our perfect fit
ting, h. hes class tailoring a, goor profit
for as htt'e money as others e-ail yeady
made goods; YOU can control entire loca!
trade win our line; .al Inc $50 up -o-da,e
styles Of woolens, fashion displays, &C. now
r. sdy ald furnished free. \ great oppor
turity: write to-day for full pa -iculag and
exclusive territory; eXperie ICE not absol' tely
necess Try. American Eoolen Mills Co., Dep.
A. Washington boulvd. and Union Chicago.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-30

JOSEPH STRAUB. $50 Market St
Nice, new broom cottage: bath: basement;
near 24th and Castro sts.; . car lines.
Two flats. store and 4 rooms; upper 5
rooms; stable; lot 25x114. $1,000
Corner flats. 56 rooms; lot 2Sx91. S37e0
Cottage Of rooms. bath, basement. .S26O0
Cottage, rooms, bath basement: Post ST.
modern flats. rooms EACH McAllis- 4,
Ter 81. .3BOtu-
81 25 PER week: interest; lots IN the Ex-
celsior Homestead Tract: all level no grad
ing TO do; ready to build your little home
en-; close TO electric cars and school.
w ]. WHITE
20 Montgomery St, room 5.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-30

FOR NEVADA.
Iunnelmen concrete men, laborers, teamsters
s. 50-S3; fare refunded after 60 days
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-30
FRUITvALE ADy'RT'S'M'NTS
OAKLAND ADVERTISEMENTS
oFFICE. 1O1e BRoApWAY.

OAKLAND REAL ESTATE
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-30
HELP wANTED-mALE-Continued.

AT c. r. HANSEN & Co. Employment Office
429 Bush St. 642 Clay st.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-30

NENADA-Govern Works Hours
Fare refunded ter 10 days work.
Laborers, teamsters, S2-S2 25.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-03
NEGROES DEMAND
THE "OPEN DOOR"
BUSINESS LEAGUE OF INDIANA.
POLLS WANTS OPPORTUNITY,
| CLAIMING THE RIGHT TO LA.
s BoR GUARANTEED TO THEM.
BY Associated presn.

indianapolis, Sept 2.--The Negro
Business League today adopted reso
lutioDs asking for the open door OF
opportunity; claiming that the right
to labor is assured them by the law
Of God and the law of man." and de.
starring that public opinion or private
rule which infringes that right not on.
ly menacas our success as business
men, bW throws back upon us a vol.
nme of poverty and crime with which
we cannot single-hanfed cope and
which rests upon the character and
tcne OF the communities In which we
reside
The resolutions also declares that
as business men we believe in
the supremacy of law as the surest
safeguard Of healthy business develop.
mant and effective industrial effort.
and that negroes should enjoy the
fullest protection of the law, while.
ON the other hand, the criminal eie.
nent should be dealt with rigldly and
impartially"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-03
OYOMA CROSSES The RIVER
KUROkI TAKES HEI- -YIANCTAI
St. Petersburg Declines to Believe LiaoYang Has Been
Abandoned, But Toxic Says 1t is Now on
Fire=-Russians Reaffirm Confidence
in KurOpatkin.
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)

of
Saturday morning nothing regarding
right
advIces, still
a
time 1t declared the
stand instead directly
kuopatkin
making impossible attack especially
with their forces divided by the river.
Toxic flooded oded
neme of
Dispatches indicate
it pointed that in temporary u in the active struggle
surprising.
LisoYar
LiaoY
with additional of injuring
The prevails capital that Russian
fighting
81 the killed
The Marshal
the Russian would indicate
o
is definitely
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-03

The most important racing of the
! lay was the 2:06 trot Fereno was an
even choice TO win, and won the first
'eat easily. Boone then srclinquished
his seat behind Mckinley in favor OF
llta Mcdonald. who in hot finishes
.aptured the next two heats and the
ace. In the second heat equally the
best trotting time made in any race
his year-2:06h, was made by Sweet
Marie. The time Of the race establish
ed a new three-heat record for the
season Of 1904, formerly held by
Ozanam-
2:19 trot. purse. $1,000 q starters.D
Kyrilling-342121f Seambia-4 :
14122. Fsirview-2 32333 Time
2:14.
2:lG pace. q starters.l Day Book.
III. Edgar Boy-225 Lockout Hsl
-432 Time. 2:oaa
2.0e trot. purse. sl.soo. q stsrters.l
McKinley-3 Fercno-l22. Haw-
Time 2:06il.
2:10 race. purse. ti.500. 90 start
srs.l Rel Bird l. Darius-2e .
Ben F-33 Time. 2.06L
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-03
.BEVER|DGE IS
VERY CONFIDENT
Indiana Senator Predicts Over.
whelming Republican Victory
FIGHT is ALREADY WON
SAYS ROoSEvELT'S MAJORITY
WILL BE THE LARGEST SINCE
THE CIVIL WAR, AND PAR
kER WON'T GET
ANYTHING.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press
Oyster Bay. Sept. after q con
ference today with the President,
which he said was principally Of a
personal nature, Senator BeverIdge
said:
i dislike to make political predic,
tions, but 1t appears to me that the
fight practically has been won by the
Republicans. Unless there should be
"a Democratic landslide, and there are
no Indications Of such thing, | be-
llieve Roosevelt will be elected BY the
biggest majority a president has re-
lceived since the civil war. think
Parker will be defeated even more de-
cisively than Bryan was in either OF
his campaigns.
As to Indiana, do not care to talk.
We have been steadily increasing our
gains in the state for several years.
In the last electioa we had a majority
of $4,000. l see no reason why we
should not increase that majority this
fall. or the four congressional dis.
tricts now held by the Democrats,
think we shall capture at least one"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-03
puN's REPORT.

Confidence increases each week as
larger proportion OF the agricultn
raj yield IL placed beyond the reacl,
OF injury and Industrial undertakings
are less interrupted by labor con- 70.
versies. Il is not 10 be expected that
the business world will suddo1Iy aban
don its conservative attitude, purshas
es being still restricted largely 20 slsch
needs as are clearly discerned. lsit
there IS evidence Of a growing dispos
ltion to provide for more remote re.
quirements.
In many line particularly Try
goods. stocks have been reduced much
below normal and fall shipments are
expanding in a healthy manner. DIS
tribution Of merchandise is wovidinr
the railways with large tonnage.
Preparations are being made To han
die the enormous crops. and the gross
earnings of all railroads reporting for
the last three weeks OF August show
Ia per cent gain over the same
time last year
ffouacted meetings discussing the
matter Of prices for steel products
tended TO restrict business and whole.
some conditions cannot be restored
until there IL less uncertainty on this
point.
Improvement in jobbing dry goods
trade promises well for the future.
and export sales were again liberal.
Although there is little new business
in woolens. It IS encouraging TO note
fewer cancellations aud recssiens OF
carll' orders. while machinery and
shipping departments are busy filing
orders taken last month.
In the leather market here is
fair movement. New England boot
and shoe factories are receiving
fair number Of fall contracts. but au-
tumn deliveries promise 20 be smaller
than those OF year ago.
Failures this week in the United
5iatc5 were 222. against 10l the cor
week lat year.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-03

the Taitse river.
The Taitse is flooded andcannot be
fOr1cd Gen. Oku in command of the
Japanese left army. has directed his
energies at forcing the Russians to
the river and it is probable that many
were drowned there.
A private dispatch rep, rts that
great fires are raging at Liao-Yang.
This statement is not confirmed off.
cially.
Fires are believed to result from
Japanese shelling or from efforts of
the Russians 10 destroy their stores
preparatory to an evacuation of Lac
Yang. with the additional hope of in
iuring the city as future Japanese
base.
The opinion that Russian casualties
in the recent fighting will reach So
Oo) is confidently expressed in high
quarters here.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-09-03
IN KuRoPATKiN,
Russian Experts Believe His New
Position Is Impregnabl4

st. Petersburg. Sept. 3.-As far as
st. Petersburg is concerned all war
news today is contained in the tele-
grams from foreign sources. and there
is a painful suspense awaiting news
from Russian sources.
Continued and dogged confidence in
Kuropatkin is expressed in many quar-
tiers and by the public generally. as
well as by many of the military au-
thorities, who absolutely refuse to be-
lieve that Lao Yang has been aband
oned, or II IL has been abandoned, that
Kuropatkin is now I'm a better posi-
tion to make strong stand north OF
the Taitse river.
There seems to be an air of con.
siderable confidence at Peterhof FRI
day night An official who saw the
emperor Friday afternoon, said he was
extremely confident and in good
spirits
Experts familiar with the nature
of the intricate and powerful dsfenses
constructed north of Taitse by Gen.
eral Velitchko, one of Russia's fore |
most army engineers, believes the
japanese are trying an utmost impos.
sible task in attacking them, especial
ly with divided forces.
7 1T is pointed out that Kuroki will /
have to make considerable detour 10 ,
reunite his forces. The bridge heads
abutting on the north bank Of the f,
Tatise river are strongly defended by
entrenched artillery, while IL is under.
stood that there is a strong guard
still on the south bank to contest the
Japanese advance. thus making the
bridge utterly impraticable for Jap
anese crossing.