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Show ON TO MUKDEN. (Japanese Outposts Pushing Forward and Battle Cannot Long be Delayed. Whilo tho Japanese nro roportcd to bo slowly advnnclng upon Mukden, there has been no lighting worthy of noto between tho opposing armies un der Gonornl Kuropntkln and Marquis' Oyama. Tho lnttcr, nccordlng to thd military critics at St. Petersburg, is -" ' - -I. .!.. I . I I I AMERICAN MINI6TER STONED. tnffi7ZP ti33PT GJQWZPJ While out riding at Havana In hli automobl' Herbert G. Squlers, ths Amer.efl' minister, was stoned by somo unknown persons. Tho stoning occurred in tho country district nnd tho miscreants escaped in tho darkness. dark-ness. Mr. Squlers has complained tc tho government nnd the latter has ordered or-dered the authorities where the stone-throwing stone-throwing occurred to mako an Investigation. Inves-tigation. likely to pursuo tactics qulto different from those essayed by tho Japanoso at Ltao Yang, and It Is expected that tho attack will como upon the Russian Rus-sian front nnd flanks, rather than la tho form of nn enveloping movement. Definite Information from Port Arthur is very meager and Inconclusive, and minor successes thoro nro reported. Russian spies allege that a consider-ablo consider-ablo forco has been detached from tho Japanoso army which captured Lino Yang and sent back In aid of tho operations oper-ations against Port Arthur. Tho formation for-mation of several Russian rlflo brigades bri-gades for servlco In tho far cast has been ordered. |