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Scenes About St.
Joseph Stockyards,
POLICE FIGHT WITH MOB
Clubs iBroken Over. Heads of
the Strikers
SPECIALS THROW AWAY STARS
One Man May Die From Trouble Re
sultant on Efforts of the Police
to Smuggle in Nonunion
Men.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo.. July SO. Rioting
broke out la the vicinity of the stock
yards In South St. Joseph at 10 o'clock
tonight when the packers endeavored to
smuggle In a squad of nonunion men.
Sixty pollcemon lined up acroes Illinois
avenue to oppose a mob of strikers.
A fierce hand-to-hand battle occurred,
In "which almost every policeman broke
his club on the heads of the strikers.
Fred Vanetta, a striker was so badly hurt
from wounds on the head that he may
die. Several special police officers deserted
their brother officers during the fight,
throwing away their stars and clubs.
The strikers say they will have 2000
men at the plants tomorrow morning to
prevont the entrance of two carloads of
nonunion men who will arrive on the Bur
lington train from Chicago.
RIOTER KILLED AT E. ST. LOUIS
Interfered With Deputy Sheriff In
Making an Arrest.
EAST ST. LOUIS. 111., July 30. While
Deputy Sheriff Louis Bourke was making
an arrest tonight, "William McLaughlin,
who Is said to be a strike sympathizer,
thinking that Burke was arresting a
striker, Interfered and Burke drew a re
volvor and shot McLaughlin, killing him
instantly.
A short time later, two unidentified ne
groes, -said to be employed by the packing-houses
to take the place of strikers,
became Involved in a quarrel with Otto
Bwartz and Bud McCandless, striking em
ployes of Swift & Co. One of the negroes
fired several shots and the white men
wore badly wounded in the legs. A posse
Is searching for the negroes.
BOTH SIDES ARE FIRM.
Packers and Strikers Claim Victory
at Chicago.
CHICAGO, July 30. The conflict between
capital and unionism which has been
going on in the packing-trade industry
throughout the country for nearly three
weeks shows no sign of abatement To
night both of the opposing interests seem
as determined as ever on a fight to a
finish.
The packers tonight declare they have
practically -non their fight, and that the
strikors are becoming demoralized. In di
rect opposition to this statement of the
employers the strike leaders assert that
the victory is with the workmen and that
it will be a matter of but a short time
until the packers will be compelled to ask
for peace.
Leaders of four of the allied trades
unions which went on strike in sympathy
with the packing-house butchers are said
by the packers to have made overtures for
reinstatement today. According to the
packers, the emissaries from these four
skilled trades sought to learn upon what
terms the strikers would be reinstated
should they return in a body.
Terms of the Packers.
The answer the packers say they gave
to these peace missionaries was that the
strikors would be re-employed as fast as
conditions might warrant, but only as In
dividuals, and not as members of any
union.
The strike leaders disclaimed any
knowlodge whatever of. the action taken
by the four unions, and repeated their as
sertions that the outlook of victory for
the striking workmen was more satisfac
tory than over.
During the afternoon there was an at
tempt on the part of disinterested parties
to Induce President Donnelly, of the
Butchers Union, to appeal to President
Roosevelt to offer his good offices and
hrlng the strike to an end. Mr. Donnelly
refused to consider the proposition.
Will Not Appeal to the President.
"We are winning the strike and need no
help from the tProsIdent," said Donnelly.
"There may he a few desertions from our
ranks, but they are comparatively few
an3 -do not hurt our cause to any extent
All talk ubout the strikers being on the
verge of starvation is nonsense. Up to
date there have been about 2 per cent of
the entire number of strikers who have
applied for relief. We are prepared to
carry on the strike indefinitely, having
stations well equipped to supply all .our
men with food, and the distribution will
be .increased as the strike continues."
President Donnelly left tonight for
Omaha, where he will address a meeting
of the strikers tomorrow. He also will
visit Kansas City and St Joseph and will
return to Chicago next Thursday.
A committee of the striking trades met
the' officials of the Union Stockyards &
Transit Company today in reference to
the work of the livestock handlers. After
the situation had been canvassed, It was
decided to permit the men to continue
handling livestock both for the packers,
wlaere their union nlen are on strike, and
the Independent concerns, until some
method might be devised whereby the
Union Stockyards & Transit Company
could be protected from possible lnjunc
tion proceedings for discriminating
against thehlg packers;
Additions and Desertions.
The packers continued today to' add to
their forces of nonunion men. During the
day GOO strikebreakers, most of them
white men, arrived at the stockyards.
Against this arrival of new employes was
registered the .desertion of SCO men who
have been taken into the yards since the
strike began.
The relief stations opened today by the
packing trades' relief committee were be
sieged all day by men and women seek
ing food. By evening all the supplies in
the stations had been given away. Seven
hundred persons who had failed to reach
the counters until too late were turned
away empty handed.
The strikers say the reason the sup
plies gave out so quickly was because
hundreds of outsiders took advantage of
the opportunity to secure free provisions.
Care of the Destitute.
CHICAGO, July 30. A report was circu
lated today among the packing-house
strikers that applicants at the office of
the Bureau of Charities had been turned
away with the reply that nothing could
be done for them. It was 'said that this
discrimination occurred only in the cases
of strikers and their ramilies.
Local Agent Crosby, of the Bureau of
Charities, said:
"We feel that the unions should take
care of their own people. Any cases
which come to our attention will be
referred to Mr. Donnelly. This is at
his own request"
Michael Donnelly said: "We are able
to take care of our members and those
dependent upon them. Regarding the
Bureau of Charities, I believe the faot
Is that the institution is not in a posi
tion to assist anyone."
Recognizing the necessity for general
action to relieve strikers families, the
officers of the various locals began to
day the distribution of commissary
tickets. These orders were honored in
the strikers relief market and at their
grocery. Credit by merchants has been
withdrawn. No money was paid out
Monday, over $150,000 In rent is due
from strikers.
The strikers "commissary was open only
two hours when the supply gave out.
Then more than 1000 waiting men, women
and children turned sadly homeward, to
face the prospect of a foodless Sunday.
Livestock Handlers Stay at Work.
CHICAGO, July 30. The HvestQckhan
dlers are sticking to the positions to
which a return was made aff,er the strike.
The handlers sent a committee today to
General Agent W. E. Skinner, of the
Union Stockyards & Transit Company to
Inform him that no strike would be called
as long as the situation remains as It Is
now.
This decision was reached after a long
consideration, and aftor it had been
agreed that a walkout on the part of the
handlers would be of greater hardship to
the Transit Company than to the packers.
No agreement was reached nt a meet
ing today between a committee of the
Allied Trade Unions and Superintend
ent Leonard, of the Union Stockyards
& Transit Company. The conference
was held in the hope that some sort of
an agreement could be made concern
ing the livestock handlers, who re
turned to work ostensibly for the ben
efit of ttfo independent packers, but
soon made no discrimination against
the larger packing-houses.
Pickets Clubbed by Police.
CHICAGO, July 30. Obeying Inspector
Hunt's order to have no mercy on strikers
found interfering, even by moral suasion,
with the nonunion men employes, strike
pickets accosting teamsters were accord
ingly arrested unsparingly, and In some
Instances when resisting arrest were
clubbed more or less freely by the po
lice. Police Inspector Hunt today an
nounced that the arrest of President
Golden, of the teamsters' union, might
be followed by the imprisonment of
Sheriff Barrett, should the latter's
deputies Interfere with the police. The
Sheriff was last night called upon for
protection from the police by the strik
ers, on the ground of alleged unlawful
acts of the police.
SheritXBarrctt, when called on today
by a committee representing the allied
trade? employed at the stockyards, de
clined to take any action in regard to
the strike that might be construed as
interfering with the police. The commit
tee members intimated they would appeal
to the courts.
Black List of Retailers.
CHICAGO, July 30. Procuring of meat
supplies, even at the high prices asked,
has become a serious question with many
retail dealers of Chicago. A "blacklist"
has been put in circulation by the strik
ers, bearing the names of retailers who
have purchased meat from the big pack
ers, and the men listed are finding it diffi
cult to get supplies from the Independeat
packers.
The system of picketing in force has
made It almost impossible for them to
buy of the big companies. The "Indepen
dent packers" have been warned that the
penalty for selling meat to the listed re
tailers will be the calling out of their own
butchers. Several retailers whose busi
ness has thus been tied up have stated
that unless conditions Improve by Monday
next they will go Into the courts and ask
an Injunction against the strike leaders
who are responsible for the blacklist
Several big markets on the West and
South Sides of the city have been forced
to close.
Return to the Shambles.
CHICAGO, July 30. Today the nonunion
workers in the plants of Armour and
Swift began preparing cured meats for
the first time since the beginning of the
strike. In the Swift & Co. plant salesmen
and heads of departments, formerly active
butchers, have been sent back to the
benches and killing pens. Armour & Co.
are using now men more or less experi
enced. Reports wore given out today that a
limited number of strikers have left here
for BuenoB Ayres. It Is alleged that the
packing plants of Buonos Ayres are han
dling supplies for Russia, which until re
cently wore furnished from Chicago.
Cudahy Plant Will Be Open.
SIOUX CITY, la., July 30 "The Cudahy
plant will be thrown open to the strik
ing omployes to return to work on Mon
day," said Manager Watson, of the com
pany, this afternoon. Watson said that If
the strikers did not return, he would
hire other men and none of the strikers
would be taken back.
President McGuIre of the'Hog Butchers'
Union, declared the strikers would Ignore
the offer.
Forces Increased at Omaha.
OMAHA, July 30. The packers In
creased their forces today, several car
loads of nonunion men coming into the
city. They were distributed among the
different plants. No disturbance attended
the coming of the men, although a largo
number of strike pickets witnessed the
arrivals. There was a large run of live
stock for Saturday and all the plants
were slaughtering today.
May Not Kill for the West.
NEW YORK, July 30. Independent
packlng-houso butchers here who have
been slaughtering- beef for Western
houses In the strike, were notified to
day that unless they immediately stopped
this killing they would be ordered out
on strike.
Quiet Day at Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY, July SO. Quiet pre
vailed today In the packing-house district
The situation Is -unchanged.
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DEFENDS HIS ACTS
Peabody Explains Dealings
With Striking Miners.
DENIES MAKING WAR ON LABOR
Governor of Colorado Says the Overt
Acts and Murderous Threats of
Western Federation Demanded
Drastic Methods Used.
DENVER, Colo., July 30, Governor Pea
body today issued an address explaining
and vindicating his acts In dealing with
the labor troubles In Colorado. He re
futes the contention that the strike inau
gurated by the Western Federation of
Miners at the ore-reduction works in Col
orado City was called because of the fail
ure of the Legislature to enact an eight
hour law, pointing out that It was called
February 14. some five or six weeks be
fore the adjournment of the Legislature
which then had under consideration an
eight-hour law. Later a sympathetic
strike was declared by the Federation in
Cripple Creek to cut oft the ore supply of
the mills.
Governor Peabody then goes Into the
history of the Western Federation of
Miners, which, he declares, has been re
plete with assaults dynamite outrages
and murders. In affordlnc protection to
men who doslred to labor, the Governor )
explains:
"It became "necessary, In my Judgment,
to confine certain men In a military
guardhouse .as one of the safest and most
expeditious "methods of restoring order.
It was loudly proclaimed that this was
without authority of law. The question
was submitted to the Supremo Court, and
the action of the militia In that respect
fully sustained. It Is a useful and neces
sary power, and the class that should
dread Its exorcise Is ndt numerous.
"The general policy pursued in Cripple
Creek was followed In other parts of the
state, and particularly In Tolluride, where
the excesses and crimes of the Federation
had been still more Inhuman than In any
other district, and the reign of terror still
more complete. Ordor now prevails
there."
Quiet had been restored In Cripple Creek
and the troops withdrawn when the dyna
mite outrage was committed at the Inde
pendence Depot. June 6, followed by the
riot at Victor. The Governor has placed
the responsibility for both these occur
rences on the Federation.
"When .the excitement had somewhat
subsided, and the county was still under
quasl-mllltary rule," the Governor contin
ues, "It was found that there were sev
eral hundred members of the Western
Federation in the district yet who would
not work, and had resolved that others
should not, If by such methods as those
employed at the Independence Station
they- could be driven away. I resolved
that they should be dispersed, and I dis
persed them."
Governor Peabody denies the charge
that he Is waging war on labor unions
generally, and closes as follows:
"I have had to deal with an organiza
tion which has no counterpart In this
country. Its official proclamations, full of
defiance and challenge. Issued from time
to time, have amounted, as has been said,
to 'a declaration of war.'
"I have met the ch.alle.nge with a policy
none to vigorous for tho outlawry I was
called to oppose. But through it a)l I
have had hut one object, and that to show
the people of Colorado that the laws will
be upheld that a criminal organization
cannot dictate the policy of this adminis
tration, and that everywhere within the
borders of Colorado property shall be se
cure and labor shall be free."
Bricklayers' Proposal Rejected.
WASHINGTON, July 30. Efforts to end
the bricklayers' strike In the Washington
Barracks have failed. An authorized com
mittee from the Bricklayers union today
proposed to Captain Sewall, In charge of
the work, that If he would discharge tho
men taken on to fill the places of the
strikers the men who struck on account
of the employment of the colored non
union bricklayers, would return to work.
Captain Sewall rejected the proposal on
the ground that the strikebreakers aro
now under the Civil Service regulations
and cannot be discharged except for
cause.
Political Labor Convention.
CHICAGO, July 30. A call was issued
here today for the election of delegates
to a National political labor convention,
to be held in Chicago in August Repre
sentatives of the unions affiliated with the
Chicago Federation of Labor are behind
the movement It is the Intention to
form the new political party of working
men, farmers, single-taxers and economic
reformers.
Did Not Discuss the Strike.
WASHINGTON, July 30. Secretary Met
calf, of the Department of Commerce and
Labor, Attorney-General Moody and
Commissioner of Labor Wright held a
conference with the President today, but
the details were not disclosed. The Presi
dent himself authorized the statement
that the subject of discussion did not re
late to the strike of the butchers and
meathandlers.
Support for Fall River Strikers.
FALL RIVER, Mass., July 30. A tele
gram received at union headquarters to
day from John Golden, president of the
United Textile Workers In Washington,
said that the American Federation of La
bor had promised to support the Fall
River strike.
RIOTING AT ST. JOSEPH.
Police Ordered to Protect Employes
of Packers.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., July 30. Strikers as
saulted a number of packinghouse em
ployes last night and there have been
numerous clashes between strikers and
nonunion men today. Charles Gettlnger,
foreman at Morris & Cb.'s packing plant,
was severely beaten. T. G. Williams, a
driver for Swift & Co., was pulled off his
wagon and badly hurt by being kicked In
the face and ribs. All teamsters In the
employ of Morris & Co., Swift & Co., and
Hammonds were stopped this morning and
intimidated into returning to the stables.
The situation in South St Joseph is more
serious than at any time since the strike
began.
Chief of Police Francis has ordered the
entire police force to South St Joseph to
disperse rioting strikers. Assaults were
made at noon on Walter Saunders, man
ager of Morris & Co.'s provision estab
lishment, and Charles Blerd, head cattle
buyer. Both were beaten. They were lead
ing strikebreakers Into the Morris plant
DEMAND ON THE PRESIDENT.
Resolution Prepared" Urging Action
Against the Meat Trust.
CHICAGO, July 30. Before a meeting of
the Allied Trades, which was held today,
It was alleged that a resolution
would be Introduced demanding that
President Roosevelt give word to the
United States District-Attorneys all over
the country to begin criminal proceedings
against the big packing plants, which two
years ago were permanently enjoined
from combining to fix prices, not only j
upon finished meat products, but upon
livestock.
It was to be urged upon the President
that the best Interests of the entire coun
try are prejudiced by the great strike
which has affected all parts of the coun
try, and that widespread misery has been
caused. In part the resolution is as fol
lows: "One word from you will Inevitably
bring about an adjustment of the present
controversy, as the evidence on which the
Government secured a permanent Injunc
tion against the meat trust Is also suffi
cient to Indict before a Federal grand
Jury every man engaged in the conspiracy
to control the prices of livestock and the
meat food products handled by tho pack
ing industries."
After adjournment of today's meeting
of representatives of the Allied Packing
House Trades It was denied that resolu
tions which were prepared asking aid
from President Roosevelt had been pre
sented to the meeting. It was stated that
President Donnelly would confer with
Secretary H. D. Call, of the Butchers'
Union, concerning the resolutions.
"It Is extremely probable that we will
call upon the President to end this strike,
or help us to end It" said President Don
nelly. "We are convinced that he can do
It, and think such a step advisable."
IGNATTEEF TO BE MINISTER.
Pan-Slavic Leader W.ill Succeed M.
von Plehve.
LONDON, July 30. A special from St.
Petersburg to the Agencle Russe says
that Count Ignatleff will succeed the lato
M. von Plehve as Minister of the Interior.
Nicholas Paulovltch Ignatieff was born
at St Petersburg In 1832 and entered the
Guard when 17 years old. Later he was
appointed military attache to the Russian
Embassy In London, and In 1S5S was sent
on a special mission to Khiva and Bok
hara. In I860 he was appointed Russian
Ambassador at Pekln, and years later
was made Ambassador to Turkey He
was appointed Minister of the Interior
under Alexander III, but was dismissed
In 18S2; then he remained a member of
the Council of the Empire. He has since
been conspicuous as a leader of the Pan
Slavic party In Russia.
NO EXCUSE FOR MURDER.
North German Gazette Comm.ents on
von Plehve's Death.
BERLIN, July 31. The North German
Gazette in its weekly review this morning
says:
"The Russian Minister of the Interior
has been horribly killed by a bomb thrown
under his carriage by a member of a ter
roristic revolutionary party. The bloody
deed has been commented upon extensive
ly In Germany, and numerous attempts
have been made In the more pronounced
Radical papers to find extenuating cir
cumstances for the crime in the deceased
Minister's administration methods.
"In our; opinion there cannot be any
talk of extenuating circumstances for this
horrible deed.
"Twist matters as one will, It remains a
common crime, a wicked murder. The
man who operates with bomb and dagger
deserves no pity, and our friendly neigh
borland, which has lost In Von Plehve an
energetic, highly talented and faithful
Minister, Is entitled to the sympathy of all
friends of law and order."
Feared for His Own Life.
BERLIN, July 30. The St. Petersburg
correspondent of the Tageblatt claims to
have talked with Von Plehve a few days
before his death. During the conversa
tion the Minister, alluding to the murder
ing of General Bobrikoff. Governor-General
of Finland, said:
"Although my police are well ac
quainted with all the revolutionary ele
ments; and I am well protected, I will be
the Victim of a similar attempt some
day.j for nobody is safe from unforeseen
able contingencies."
TJe correspondent says that at the mo
ment of the explosion he was sitting with
Minister von Plehve's secretary in the
Baltic station, awaiting the arrival there
of the Minister. The secretary sprang
up and cried: "They have killed the Min
ister."
Assassin Will Not Talk.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 30 (7:16 P. M.).
The police declare they have not yet
ascertained the name of the assassin of
the Interior Minister, Von Plehve. He
obstinately refuses to answer questions,
and his accomplice will not speak. The
police expected this silence, as the an
archists proclamations Invariably warn
their comrades not to answer tho ques
tions of a Magistrate.
Preparations have been completed for
a grand funeral tomorrow. The Emperor
will probably attend the service at the
church adjoining the Ministry of the In
terior, where the diplomats and govern
ment functionaries will assemble at 10
A. M. The service will last two hours.
Thence all those present will follow the
hearse to the foot of the Novodevlchy
Monastery, more than six miles distant
Condolences to Russia.
ST PETERSBURG. July 30, (3:20 P. M.)
Messages of condolence on the assassi
nation of M. Von Plehve, late Russian
Minister of the Interior, have been re
ceived from all the foreign governments
by the government here.
HRE PROM HIDDEN FOE.
Account of Artillery Duel at Ta Tche
Kiao.
MUKDEN, July 30. A correspondent of
tho Associated Press who witnessed the
battle of Ta Tche Klao, July 23 to July 25,
and who rode over a hundred miles on
horseback, all the way to Mukden, to
bring the account, gives the following
personal description of the engagement:
The correspondent was awakened at 5
o'clock In the morning on July 23 by the
booming of guns. He had slept in the
village of Tien Tsla Tin, four miles south
of Ta Tche Klao, where the regiment to
which he was attach ea was stationed. He
rode to the Russian outposts and found
them engaged in a hot artillery duel,
which continued for two hours. Then
the batteries slowiy retreated on the mam
position, where General Zaraboualeff de
cided to accept battle. The Russian gun
ners then' poured a well-directed hall of
projectiles, effectually stopping the Jap
anese advance and enabling the various
outpost detachments to fall back In safe
ty. The artillery fire ceased about 11 o'clock,
and then for three hours the Japanese
were engaged In placing thejr batteries In
position, and in disposing of their forces
in order of battle.
At 2 in the afternoon the bombardment
recommenced, and lasted until after 5
o'clock. The Japanese had several guns
of large caliber, and all their batteries
wero sending out streams of shrapnel on
the Russians' positions, but not causing
much harm. In fact, the total losses at
first were insignificant
The night was perfectly quiet The cor
respondent slept In the village of Slnmln
tin, directly behind the Russian positions.
The real battle opened the next morning.
The first gun was fired at 7 o'clock, and
thenceforth the roar of the artillery did
not cease for an instant until 8:20 o'clock
In the evening. At times the firing ac
quired extraordinary violence.
Followed General Zaraboualeff.
The site of the battle was about three
miles south of Ta Tche Kiao and two
miles east of the railroad. The sea was
plainly discernible from the heights over
looking the battle. But nothing occurred
in that direction. The Russian positions
fronted south, with a slight inclination
eastward. Abou two artillery corps were
engaged.
The correspondent was able to follow
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only the experiences of General Zara
boualeff's corps, and so confine himself
to recording the Incidents of this portion
of the Russian troops. Zarabouaieff's
corps occupied a position on two hills,
of which the largest was crowned by three
summits. The commander and his staff
stationed themselves on tho - highest
point, the center one, whence they had
an uninterrupted view of the surround
ing country. The General had placed bat
teries on the plain behind these hills, the
guns being cleverly masked by lofty Chi
nese corn. The Japanese tried vainly the
whole day to locate them, and tne Rus
sian losses, therefore, were slight. The
men suffered moro from the scorching
heat of the sun than from the Japanese
projectiles.
It was essentially an artillery duel, but
It was remarkable and even uncanny that
during the 13 hours it lasted the Rus
sians could not make out a single Jap
anese soldier, even with the most pow
erful glasses. From the spot occupied By
General Zarabouaieff's position, not a sin
gle shot was fired, but the gunners on
both sides worked like madmen. The air
was split and torn by the deafening,
crashing reports of the guns, the dull
booming of the distant shots furnishing a
background of deep bass for the vicious
hissing of the hurrying messengers of
death. Exploding shrapnel shells formed
clouds overhead. Into which were thrown
fountains of dust and sand when tho
shells burst on tho ground upon Impact,
showering bullets andv splinters around.
Position Made Untenable.
The Japanese fire was at first concen
trated upon the eastward hill, held by a
small force of Russians, and by 11 o'clock
this part of the position was llterally
aflame, enough to try the courage of the
bravest sojdler. "When this had lasted
four or five hours, one after another of
the Russian positions became untenable.
In the meantime, the gunners serving
the Russian batteries beyond tho hills
redoubled their energies, and the Jap
anese were evidently nonplussed by the
fierceness of the fire from the unlocatable
batteries. They even directed their at
tention to tho Russian right, showering
projectiles on a small hill, which was
quite unoccupied. Thqn the Japanese
shifted their fire to the Russian center,
but not a single man was withdrawn
therefrom.
Tho tire from tho Japanese diminished
about 5 o'clock, and ceased altogether
half an hour later, whereas tho Russian
batteries continued to Are. "When the
Japanese gunners reopened the artillery
duel later they had changed their position
to the westward, whence they obtained an
uninterrupted range of the plain behind
the Russian position, and their projec
tiles began falling dangerously near the
Russian batteries. Two Chinese villages
In the vicinity suffered terribly. The
whole plain was plowed and pitted by tho
explosion of the shells.
"With the approach of evening, the Rus
sians had a little relief from the heat, but
none from the Japanese, the only differ
ence being that the flashes of the Japanese
guns were distinguishable on the slopes
of the hills facing the Russians, revealing
their exact position by the red sparks of
each cannon's mouth against the somber
shadow, followed by the bursting of shells
over the Russians.
Night Brings Silence.
The wild beauty of the scene had now
reached its zenith, the bombardment slow
ly diminished in intensity and half an
hour later profound silence reigned, brok
en only now and then by the rattle of
infantry volleys from the distant portions
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of the field where the battle was still
dragging on.
Upon reaching Slnmlntln the same even
ing the correspondent found that the place
had already been abandoned by the Rus
sian troop3, though he was for a time
under the Impression that they had mere
ly gone out to take up positions at the
front. In fact, he was convinced that
the fight must have been a Russian vic
tory, since over the great extent of field
which had come under his observation for
13 hours the Japanese at no point seemed
able to advance. Therefore great was his
surprise on .Monday morning when he
awoko to find the Russian army retreat
ing. Jumping Into the saddle, the correspond
ent rode out of the village and encoun
tered a large force of Russian cavalry
covering an Infantry regiment which was
moving towards Ta Tche Kiao. On reach
ing that town the correspondent found
everything prepared for Its evacuation.
The last train left Ta Tche Klao at about
11 o'clock, at which time the Japanese
were already bombarding the place. Not
withstanding the rapid approach of the
Japanese, the Russian retreat was car
ried out In perfect order, although the
men and animals suffered terribly from
the stifling heat.
Tho Russian stores of flour and other
provisions at Ta Tche Kiao were burned
and as the correspondents rode north
ward immense columns of black smoke
were rising along the horizon behind him
and until he approached Hal Cheng at 7
o'clock last night he could hear the dis
tant rumbling of the Japanese guns.
RUSSIAN GUNS MASKED.
Enemy Unable to Locate Their Exact
Position.
ST. PETERSBURG. July 20. A special
dispatch from Llao Yang, giving a graph
ic picture of the fight at Ta Tche Klao
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damage by the furious Japanese bombard
ment was due to the fact that the Rus;
slan guns wero mostly behind a range of
steep hills and wero concealed cleverly
by high grass and trees, and that the
Chinese were, therefore, unable to hello
graph the position of the guns, as they
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waj a magnificent spectacle. The crest
of the hill held by tho Russians was con
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fire among the trees and grass, started
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heat to the awful glare of the tropical
sun. Shrapnel, like great white-winged
birds, sailed overhead. The moan and
drone of their coming could be heard
plainly, and the Russians threw them
selves behind rocks and other shelters a3
the missiles burst.
The Japanese shifted the position of
their guns, both to escape the Russian
fire and to try to locate the masked bat
teries of their opponents. Late In tho
afternoon they obtained a position that,
enabled them to sweep the plain behind
the hills occupied by the Russians, and
came dangerously near locating, though
they did not find tho Russian batteries.
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valuable at Ta Tche Klao before leaving.
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