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ropatkin is holding his own at all strategic at his movement to the rear of the main army accomplished despite the’ frightful con- roads, advance has been remarkable, consider- mm resistance they have encountered and the have had to travel over rough country, while, | yo days ago, the Russians were able to hold the nding the plain on wnich their main army ——— THE BIG BATTLE IS PROGRESSING. , Aug. 30.—A despatch from Liaoyang to the Lokal An- Eidpeay to be the deciding battle began at 4 A, M. Since then has been thundering and rifle fire has been rolling incessantly, p resemble fire-emitting mountains. The Japanese be stiack east of Liaoyang, along the Taitse River, but were re- rhe firing 1g now especially heavy south and southwest of Liao- can no longer distinguish individual detcnations, The Wy- of which Emperor William II. is honorary chief, is de- battle-field, The Russian army is full of contidence, total strength of the combatants engaged is estimated at over ie men; The battle probably will continue for several days.” USSIAN FRONT RAKED QQWITH TAPANESE SHELLS ANG, ‘Ad. 30.—From about 5 o'clock this morning up there has beri Yn incessant shower of shrapnel. gannonading Is coming from the southeast, vhere the vidently have gumerous guns. lh Sell are bursting everywhere, their white smoke being dis against the dark fotiage on the mountain sides, Japanese are searching the whole countryside with their fire, ae oe 7 “squares of territory on which for a few moments they | | Nl of shot and shell from all their guns, ‘They then pass to an-|! squate, thus working the whole field with mathematical precision, cht 6 left. In this way the entire Russian front has been systemati- ch in the first four hours of the cannonadirig. Then commenced , Japanese advance along the whole tine, ‘a this hour, 10 A. M., the Japanese artillery fire has somewhat d but thelr infantry is steadily pushing forward, have been holding their ground gallantly and their ‘a ‘are small, considering the terrible nature of the Japanese fire. " on the 26th and 26th attacked Liandiapuza, and the next divisions were hurled sgainst the left Ruslan flank at Kus. ‘the Igat Remed plece there was a battery of six guns supported Y The Russians were overwhelmed and their batteries ? ‘arrived and the Russians endeavored to retake Kus- buf they were driven back. ‘Wiese O80 hoth sides during those five daya of constant Aqhting are te havo been appalling. The Russians fought, knowing that death “3 sould ‘be thelr reward, ant the Japanese are said to have stmply thrown fe Ute away in hurling themselves ageinst the strongholds, There were hand- |), enocuniers. sccording to reports, and bayonet charges in the {ace fm of ehelle. ‘Religt hore is that Kuropatkin's base of supplies is safe for the He has moved bis big supply trains to Mukden, and that he has jos eeyecling 10 rotreat te vhown in this movement Baving begun days Bein wn attacks on Kuropatkin’s main army continue north of Liro- the aitecks on Port Arthur bave not ceased, according to (h) best ' received to-day, ‘UROPATKIN GRIMLY - TAKES JAP CHALLENGE. ‘st. PETERSBURG, Aug, 30,—2.32 P, M.—The long-expected battle at tas begun and the two armies are now fighting what probably to be the decisive battle of the campaign. The Japanese armies ‘king Gen. Kuropatkin's forces upon his chosen grovnd, and his and admirors here are confident that. having accented » general he will defeat the Japanese, f 'a brief telegram received this morning Kuropatkin says the general of the Japanese began yesterday at noon, the Russian outposts back upon the main lines, Tho heaviest tighting was taking place, Dis dexpatch wa vent, from a point ten milos southeast of Idaoyang, tie Japanese seemed to be concentrating tor their main blow. The suftercé orincipaliy trom the shrapnel fire of the Japanese artillery. t Japanese aeicoted the Mikado's birthday for the decisive battle, and We surprising if to-day is alsc signalised by @ grand assauh on ur. ages Ritssian forces are disposed at Linoyang to meet the onslaught of the three Japanese’ armies described in these despatches yesterdsy, The telegram from Kuropatkin which gives this Information, together with the ‘of the retirement of the Russian troops upon Liaoyang, have not out for strategic reasons. The combined armies of Gens. Ku- fad Nodzu probably exceed 200,000 mon. Their forces are con- Asc eabyed in numbers to Gen, Kuropatkin’s, but the Russian com- 1 probably relies 4 the strength and character of his po- Es ‘o rereeee the disparity in numbers. Office is waiting with breathless anxiety for news of the prog- and psd of the battle op which so much depends, AD SHOCK HLL (ESE SAVER 1 CHM Who Murdered Farmer and bis companion Giusseppi Ver entered the farm-nouse of John Van ih Gorder Shows Signs 0 of Gorder, brother of former Senator Van |Gorder, of Buffalo, in We: Heied Heavy Current of: Allegany County, for the ery, Van Gorder was shot dead back and bie hall-ateter, murdered with a Nie. | Tt te aw th o AON, Y, Aug. O—Crucite | gig tie ooting and the muttering @ prayer IM bing, although strenuous efforts hay Glorgio was speedily j been made to prove an alibi on Giorg.o Im the electric ohalr at A fesuited in the convic- moraing. As he ap- id they were received at chair, and during the} Loda, Poland, anaouncing that a ferry. bie utterance =| 5 capa vag, yee, River bis vow 5 €6, cates ical His Malian spir- Be os os | shooks were turned on, although State Electrician Davis was positive deatn was caused by the first, der-sized S.cilian, his head coming but half way te the top of the enair. He was (Wenty-seven years old. Hitule time way wasted in bringing him to of the slayers part. ‘The t tlon of bor Aubarn Ju Versacta whom Glorgio shook hands betwo bars of iw cof his way ty the chair, ts to be electra: cuted the week of Sept. 5. RFF pr meg a 70 DROWNED FROM BOAT. Perry Passenge: calm him, but torrent of words bolt Itself, and tne midar of » senteace came of Rochester, confession the night him as te were an . Pather IN, Ag, W-—-A despatch to a ney from Berlin says a tele- s been received there from Giorgio was rather a repulsive, un- |\ pected - | monige factions in (hat party, but both Dr THE WORLD: TUESDAY EVE 8, AUGUAT 90, 1904 “4nebOes 46, 1813.. ++, 900,000 teeeee twateeeteee June 18, 1815.. April 6, 1862.. May 35, 1862. . July 21, 1861,. . Aug. 29, 1862.. sessduly J, 1863, a aa a ria’ eharts ave att trom Gret race at Aquedect. oes Wikie nek ara | ‘aterloo.. . sone ait Oaks... one ‘Ball Rua fist.. Bull Run tenoad Gettysburg. . LIST ROUND IN PRIMY FIGHTS Voting Began in All the Districts at 2 o’Clock, but Polls Will Not Close Until 9 o’Clock To- Night, i Voting in the primaries began all over the clty at % o'clock this afternoon. Kxoept in the districts where there ure “lgorous contests little Interest was manifested at the beginning. The bulk of the vote will be polled to-night be- tween 6 o'clock and the close of the polls, at 9 o'clock, Tammany leadership in contested oY QS] wpiranis for @ place In the Tammany Executive Committee in the First Ninth, Seventeenth, Twenty-first, Twenty-sixtn, — Thirtle Thirty-Atat and Thirty-fourth ja thle borough, whi Carren's men have tg Brooklyn districts, The Eve: wi 705 Fins? Race— (0p icsorag Start a ~Leuconia. wher W, Index, Horses 9 Letnia SS? King Pepper ao awe at Hie hes 88 Stevedore §g3! Kinaraine y added: selllae Ul ——— ao trian Holly, ‘ash teseat tone 708 mah A, Rae ie “ire Famine. 7. Witeheoe Index. tee we (972) Good and Plenty ., Te rometaty ek 1 ek ie a Goarnia Pi | Rieneut ng Heratened—Black pain " two-horee Face. 707. TH mae HO RAC The Winer Onneron” mes mera Bar ib hasan” Te Sear ait, BAR, gated i Figo oe 0-year: Tits hee ca NN, iv ay ft - ier a tl saatly beat. fon Be ute in all the a0 argo cy The present Tammany leaders aay the ‘god. Wetersit fights agoinst the will result as suva Addo tally doin the defeat of the | Sous’ In Brooklyn McCarren ts 70% y district, whiio Deputy 4 5 LN Hi. Philips 1 » ter--Bedouin, 100. St. Bellane the | a'Fetch, Glen Echo closed. tro ‘ta ‘the “trun “na Rac aka Mh eae Be, ap added, wht ema : Fae Ui PERT: > oO “Tis i 4 ~ Beldame only b ‘Wesiatan ai aii the Ba! la and up one mulle 8 vt Bad ran Manoa aix to nine distric workers for the rival candidates are well worked up in both boroughs, and, there will probably be warm tlnen around the polling places before whe 71) votes are finally counted to-nigit Owner—Q, The fight between Join F. Cow 1k. Hopes Tammany leeder, ani ival B, Na fing, Maeen former leader in the ‘Chirtystourth Aa armee ss warm, Extra police pave been eatled bt raping Ground ‘barnett vu Dekaher. Overwe i ALi, ai a handicap! for threa-y y. Tine ia Winner. Cari ey ty ir LON. iP he < armen oveting rik Out in this district, which is the ex- chos—Hursthourne, Grey Friar and was tiring faat at treme northern end of Manhattan on Rroag, tan Delhl off hie feet; the laet ne Nreeeye ihe ixteen| imecittt $4 ts et ty tas the cast side, and promiser of trouble 10 xT € a CREE A Ae 4 .D0 ease Wad dol ACR, 100 wie yelllons | hres Start good. a driving. Two arrests for Aitenet MMegal voting Hahter—B8ere Owner—W. ware made du: he afternoon in chat Index Ho nes ™ a Bast ooe Me Hartigan, of No. 19 (tl) De Re ‘ed Twentieth M9) Grey treet, ia of Michael J. | 414 Leader oach, Serene yoni hoe reer tok old, a Cowan | Sai_ rane 2. Bina abe ia a as maved tehes: a fo best ~ the end aaa ana ommiastoi iran | ny Wii last One pansa, onntn, mney ‘owan worker, ran God Grey_¥ lice Roach in the Harlem Police Court and owed that he had remained In tho same olection district In spite of his Lyng ne ines, to shanesd Hoses and aft Sommatte an the an- hd cra ae to keep o sor such thi ag 0 BATON. onney, AP ee adherent of Harry rest ne sorupiaias wt Burrell" men for oune after he had from No. 1720 Second avenue | it y~ Street, Kenney showed ls removal had not taken him out of tl Blection District and was promptly discharged by Crane were heard frequently, a a de % 34 auier ‘cloned tusk’ ne aoe cee || SHEEPSHEAD samba tat FOR TO-MORROW! appeat private (Specta! to The Rvening World.) SHEEPSHEAD BAY RACE TRACK, L. 1, Aug. 9.—The entries for to-mor- hit races are as follows; Aas | E a Os ein Oey eis nae Be dp js; well ‘tou Maglatrate Qnlet in the seventeenth. In the Seventeenth Agee ty Distrivt, Spring Si! where Joni It O19 Andy Willa’ 1) Homestead t Vived dD loodwink 2 Oilaten Third Race—Great Filly; six furlongs of who haa had the leader: enteen years, the voting quietly, ry and his followers are making the fight against MeMahon on the irre that the leader has devoted more time to perfecting contracts in a contrac ting firm he ia in terested in than attending to the wei- 1 of Ly Bos ct. ge during ‘om one ifing ieee, ‘to the fa “We will win by at least three to one.” he anid. “My men are at the DEATH WAS SWIFTER SeCRS) TMT SIPS HOT FIGHT ON QUIGG.|Wife Who Hurried from Rae “er to Reach Sick Husband) ee Swoons at Dock When Told) gem at Ce “a. & that He Is Dead, ae ante ul ~_ a at Hoboken was re, ledey, af New York, who made a hurled trip from Burope } Find to reach her husband, who e a Ps gt de Dare Betore she Nine what what et fg ia Bigg A. jem ay utes Pe. condition wea. ha ate, rag tinted. Restoretives ‘The primary fight In the Ninteenth Assembly District opened promptly on time this afternoon, with the workers on both aldes promising victory. In thie district Theodore P, Gilman, the present leader, Is fighting with William H. Vouglas, the only Republican Con- gtessinan from Manhattan, The ree son that the Douglas followers are fighting Gilman ia on the charge that Lomuel EB, Quigg {8 the real leader of the district, and’ that Climan is practl: cally @ liewlenant. Gilman and Quige were at thelr head- quarters in the Broadway Arcade Bu ia. Ine. at No, 1M? Broadway, Ev Was quiet qbout the headquart Gilman said he was absolutely w Mt winning. Douglas had_ hie headquarters at the gt Which i cusadedtane ngetherat corner of Bixiy. seventh street end Columbus avenue, and ther f the areatest activity was chers diatriot iaptaing and other ‘orkers were hustling about prey for the work of the day “there twas sold tnat there were strong hopes 4 Ithoug was recognized ety ely he diMeult to defeat che] Idvertisements which appear organization in power, Sunday's World: DEMOGRATS DIVIDED AT 41 BANY PRIMARIES. aia ote Among the passengers who crowded | the Kale Whee Wilhelm I's pall pel ila eens i more a cis PS GREATES } EXCHANGE, Are Brought Into Busie ness Relations Each Weak. urs roll by with captain nevthize Hae sea albanians The following is a summary of the situations wa nted an od in the Want Cielp wonted Directory Section of last MALE, 4 <> a hey “Wanted” Wanted. Baer ALBANY, Aug. %—Primary day finds | & more ward contests here than were ex: © It was (howsht that the local Democracy’s unanimous tndorsement of D. Cady Hertick’s candidacy for the| ¢ Mi A Pourt of Appeale would tend to haz | tenga he ' | Pahotaterers Walter. FEMALE, the Herrick and jhe Wood-MeCabe man | fene have tickets In the fletd tn eight of the} Ble etre nineteen wards. Siiuas Wan om WEATHER FORECAST, Forecast for the thirty-six hours ending at 8 P. M. Wednesday for New York City and vicinity: Gen- erally fair to-night and Wednes-f, day;, light to fresh northeast winds. Unies « ey is inti ented In his flores Mat his sala Peed lar ante Werld' ante.” Read state = OE HOUSE AD GREAT BATTLES. by WORLD'S HISTORY, French ..4,.0s-sse00: tench Journey. st. be the of Vue cM LINER a TROUBLE AT SE? = Mae # Fe i parently Dring, BREMEN, hie. Cole %—The North Ger man Licyd steamship Kronprins Wik hele, which arrived hore to-day, reports that on the afternoon of Aug, 27 she Fin — One. os. PBR, | pigntea the Hamburg-American liner Phoenicia in latitude @, longitude 34, Ppparently drifting. ‘The Phoenicia lett New York on Aug. M. Bhe did not signal for assistance | when the Kronpring Wilhelm spoke her, Jt ia provable that the Phoenicia’ pngines were out of order when sh faa alighted by the Krenprina Wil- helm... No. fears are entertained for her i z Fela i igz, fragt , New York City: Fred Lors, New York City: William Meyer, Phila- delphia; W. B, Garcia, San Fravctaco: F. P. D. Devlin, New York City, | 4, Thomas J. Hicks, ae, A Brawley, Massachusetts: C. J. ler, Mandsel— 5 Manpachusetts: D, J, Kneeland, Bos. | dreth os idgobag ete: mt ton; W, J, Sherring. Canada; John J.| pciat4ay, Wt, by Mastings—Fiavia; & + bj ings—Bemntramis; We by Hastings—She; B. Ry + by Hastiogs—Woodrayy “hy tiene ot Navarre lenry of of Navarre Pond Hopest bY fienry ot Navarre ia BY Henry of Nee ‘Shar Tarave—Aurata; 8, C. safety. The Phoenicia is & twin-acrew steamer of 7.12 tons grow and 4780 tons net {Peglater, She wag built In Hamburg 18 W004. ts 460 feet jong, haw 62 feet beam and Is 9% feet deep. Inquiries made at the office of the Hamburg-American Line Company in this city show that nothing was known there this afternoon of the report made by the steamer Kronprins Wilhelm that | tage, Bt, the steamer Phoenicia, of that line, had been sighted drifting at sea. The Phoe- nicla has on board over seventy cabin Weg and about 170 passengers In 7 + ya je dteerage. rae, +, ‘The point where the Phoenicia was | {oy : ff anc {9 about 1,800 miles from New “amine ‘ ruaner a as qe and is in the track of transat-|rage, "Phe man re tn the Beat of shape |. P a late steamers Ry ee ita es = ANOTHER BOXER KAISER WILHELM I (DANA, SHOT IN PARK, | OUTBREAK FEARED} BEATS OWN RECORD} WALKS INTO COURT i Twenty ncaa. Missionaries,| Nearly Wie tat that of Deutsche] Tella Magistrate Wi Whitman He with, Their Families, Forced! land, Crossing in Two Hours| a8 Been Discharged as toFlee from Intended Massa-| and Twenty-Six Minutes Bet-| Cured and Wants His Exame ore in Chinese Province, | ter Time than Ever Before, | ination Hurried Up, — With @ new westward record on her june hee log, whic i# only @ shade behind the weeks dan snd tas hore world’s record held by the Hamburg. American liner Deutsehiand, the North German Lioyd steamer Kalser Wil- helm II. came up to her plor te-day. trip in § deyn 13 hours bh inge—Pricelees lngaon atts Trowbridees ‘were sent on who was 86 mye Central Park Ba Wen] ‘under bonda in the Presbyterian Hospital during hia convalescence, every one by walking !nto the York- ville Court to-day and telling Magis- trate Whitman that he had been dis- charged as cured, He looked thin and emaciated, but sald that he was feele ing muoh better. “The doctors told me 1 had one/ . | chance in @ thousand,” he gaid, “ but & Fiee nt Sate Sree inne. pay fon. age ar,” GHANGHAI, Aug. ©—A revival of | bec ge 's reported from Taningtu, ‘ p [Re meric; missionaries, including women and children, have been oblig a te evacuate Tamingfu owing to an in- ‘tended Massacre on the part of the Boxers, who call themselves Tealyun.” The local telegraph company refused to transmit @ message from these mia- slonaries to American Minister Conger st Pekin. An English friend in Honan, however, forwarded their message, whereupon Yuan Bhika, Viceroy of Pe- chill Province, despatched urgent orders for their protection, In view of the fact that the locel authorities gave them no guard, and her} there was no hope of continuing thelr work, the missionaries came out, They travelled In safety, Grave doubts are felt in some quar- ters here as to the real intentions of Tiehiang, who ts at present absent from Pekin on a visit to the Southern Prov- inces, A similar mission undertaken by Kankyi before tne last Boxer rising ie recalled, = 8 FEE é é ii 6. Bons THEN MADE ERR Thieves Broke Into the Hand-| i: some Residence of James A, C. Smith at Englewood, N, J») x and Looted It. Men's 2. and 3 piece || $round Sadeemate %§ Others, formerl; dearer eee: ook 10 Cuowhird Si cemsler geltin of all other A rlot of for two days more, Hurry! and looted from cellar to garret. Mr. Smith te President of the Council ot Englewood, and is a wel known lawyer of this city, with an of- fice im Wall street. He and hie family are spending the summer at Plymouth, Mave., and ao watchman has been guard Ing thelr haves. with other closed ones, President Donnelly Says the! + Men Are Standing Firm and Will Hold Out for’ an Honora. ble Adjuetment. CHICAGO, AVE. %.~The Nations! | 390 Sepaereny Pie 50 Oi An, 2oettande St 28th $., cor. 34 Av. ee ACA Work. eT 100 4 ine ‘AC 8 mesting ‘orday voted oy co | Asmeage® oP FIN Cneee i |e ak wh the watohman last night, however, and, Ling from the condition In which the ys tourd to-day, had a merry of any value at om the Moune, and what ‘Ihe v 2 toeat aath Sy: ing ‘ar of his misfortune and he is Englewood t tomorrow. ? ——_— PELL FROM HIGH PLAGPOLE, John Carmichaely forty-four years old, im painter, Mving at No. $1 Westchester