The Cairo bulletin., 1904-04-26

very StEOng army ~ Sudiu tuLhihuhi
eation. whereas if the Japanese force
hould be sent to drive it out 1t would
laye to move directly away from the
main army, while the Russian army
4 compelled to fall back, can recrosa
IN the direction of the Russian troops
concentrated in Manchuria
Gen. kuropatkin, it is believed in
highest military circles here, IS des
ined to become commandments
If all the emperor's forces, both mill
tary and naval, in the far East. Alex
Jeff may remain there for some time
IS yiceroy but his reign is consider
I'd practically ended He will not be
Inundated, but in order to effect har
monious relations a way will be found
% secure his elimination While
Alexied and Kuropatkin are on fairly
good terms, harmonious relations be
| tween Skrydlotf and the viccroy are
considered impossible, and with the
three enjoying independent com
mands it is realized friction ultimate.
| ~ would be bound to arise, when
might enlanger successful opera
tions. Skridlof and km0patkin, on
| the contrary, are warm personal
| friends, and the former has express
| ed a willingness to accept the post oi
commander of the naval forces under
kuropatliiu as commanderin-chief.
The emperor has received the fol
lowing telegram from kurOpatkin;
&c neral Sassulitch reports undel
date of April "a, that during recent
days the Japanese have been observ
ed landing pontoon material and col
iectng boats in preparation for tno
construction of bridges in the neigh
borhood of Win. and also near the
village Of Sigou ten miles further "
the river. April % a Japanese dc
achment consisting Of two compa
lies Of infantry ANA small body O
ayalry, crossed the Yalu ten mile
Glow Siaupousskhe. Sassalutch i'm
aediately reinforced the cordons 90
ur front Small parties of enem,
tcre seen preparing TO cross else
lherc in that vicinity. All is quie
outh Of Cyalu.
Concerning the talk Of mediation j
stated with absolute pOatiyenes
hat whatever has occurred in tht
direction of ending the war wal
hove the level of cabinets and chan
eller and had its birth in the person
Il solicitations of the cmpcror's unclC
md grandfather.
It Is known that after the disaster :,
he Petropoylosysk the king of Den
mark wrote the emperor a letter o
ympathy in which he expressed tn,
lope that a way could be found {.
void further bloodshcd. II is pre-
umed, although there is nothing alb
oute on this point, that the situa
ion was canvassed during the famil.
ounion at Copenhagen and that ;
Ballon' in the Essai was put out i:
friendly fashion from Paris.
Whether a communication or pror
sitiOn on the subject ever reachet
he emperor has not been learned
ut it is certain the matter reached
Gch a stage as to compel its consid
ration and to induce the definite an
ouncemcnt this afternoon that the
var must he fought to a finish an5
hat the powers must keep then
lands off, botli during the war anC
'uring peace negotiations at its con
lusion
Ten days ago a dispatch from To
10, printed here. said that Japan. II
| ull possession of Korea, might pos
IDLY be willing to stop the war on
| he basis of the existing situation
This dispatch attracted little atten
/ tion at the time. but it Is now thought
possibly 1t might have had some con
uection with the movements for medi
alton.
II is apparent to every keen obsery
er here that the Russian people are
not in a temper TO consider peace
They are thoroughly aroused by the
desire to avenge the losses and hu
miliatiOns they have sustained and
+ ven If the emperor himself absolute
monarch as he is. were disposed g.
+ listen to propositions to end the waI
at this juncture, he would do So
against the almost unanimous protest
of his subjects A dispatch from Port
Arthur denies the report that 10000
japanese have landed at Dalny. The
dispatch states that there is NJ
change in the situation on the Liao
Tung peninsula