Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-02

war which broke out soon afterwards
between England and Afghanistan. and
cost British India twenty-five millions
sterling. He has been one of the
strongest advocates OF Russian inva.
sion Of India, and elaborated with
General Kouropatkin in drawing up a
secret plan for that invasion which ia
filed In the war office at ST. Petersburg
Grodekoft Is the particular hero OF
the Cossacks, whom he led to victory
over and over again in Central Asia.
lie Is reputed to be one of the few high
ly placed Russian officials who win not
accept brides or allow any graft to
go on under his administration, II he
can prevent II.
Grodekoft's chief Lieutenant is the
military governor Of Vladivostok. Gem
| eral ChlcagOff a Cossack officer who
commanded division against the Box
| ers during the subjugation OF Manchu-
| ria, and won notable victories at Exile
| and Aje-Khe. OF the Ave divisions
which took part in that campaign, his
was the only one which did not COM
NIT excuses, II consisted almost en-
tirely Of CoSsack troops but he kept
| them we'll In hand.
General Rennenkampfs Siberian
| regiments were the worst offenders.
| Rennenkampf gave the town of Aigun,
on the Amur. TO fire and sword, his
| men driving all the Chinese, men, wo-
men and children, into the flames at
the point Of the bayonet. Similar afro
cities were perpetrated by his division
at Merger and Tsltslkar, General Rem
nenkampf has gone to Manchuria to
command an army corps His depart-
ure led TO an enthusiastic demonstra-
ton by the officers OF his own Trans
caspian command. They carried him
round their mess room on their should
ers, cheering loudly, He Is popular in
the army, for he Is as good TO his OFF,
GERS and men as he is ruthless to the
enemy.
Another notable man who has gone
out 20 the far east is Prince Esper
Esperovitch Uktomski, the guiding
spirit OF the East Chinese railway and
the proprietor Of that powerful news
paper. the "Petersburgski Viedomos-
IT," lie has been described as the
Cecil Rhodes OF Russia and he stands
more than any other man for Russian
imperialism, He accompanied the car
on his trip 20 the far east when he was
c2arevitch. and his influence over Nich-
olas is said by Russians to be very
great,
Lieutenant. General Sakharoff, who
Is now commanding an army corps in
Manchuria, was, perhaps, the most dis
tinguishod and successful or the five
commanders Of divisions who quelled
the Boxer outbreak In ManChuria. His
troops made the speedest progress of
the Ave separate armies which adj
vanced from different points TO the re-
lief Of the besIeged town OF Hardin. He
captured BY heroic assault the strong
fortress OF Bayun-tun leading his men
IN person through the breach made in
the mud wall OF the fortress by his ar
tilery. The Boxers had number or
Krupp guns. but Sakharoff charged
them, sword IN hand, and put the gum
ners TO flight The c2ar wrote him q
personal letter OF thanks and gave him
gold sword in recognition Of his brav-
cry.
Major.General Plug Admiral Alex
ioffs chief of stan, IL not 80 well known
I'm the Russian service as most OF the
other far eastern commanders. He at
tracted Admiral Alexeffs attention by
his herolsm and resource In the Boxer
trouble, and the car awarded him a
sword of honor. He served In Central
Asia. but did not see much lighting
there He Is best known as II writer on
the theory OF war. having contributed
largely t. Russian and foreign MILL"
tary periodicals and published two or
J three works,