The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-02-25
R0PATklN NOW
OMMANDER-IN CHIEF
anner Russian Minister G
War the Idol Of the
ssS8ssNs Land Forces.
Es AT ONCE TO FROM
SaTahhp Appointment of kuropatkin to thu
leadership of the Russian Army Is
No Reflection on Alexieff-De.
s tails of Affairs.

Ef. Petersburg, Feb. 23.-The appoint
iIgMsafat Of General kuropatkin, who was
,#sgIs1asyed Of his functions as minister of
war, to the chief command of the Rus
sSstam army in the far east was ga
ASsetaed.
ssAYYith the possible exception of Cen
,sEgraH Dragomrioff, formerly governor
general Of kieff, and later member Of
the council Of state, General Kuropat-
#Alyasis the most popular man in the Rus
Ssiass army. AS a bluff soldier. who has
Fought his way from the bottom to be
Efntnister of war, he is the ideal of the
Y enlisted men. No one in the cars
army has seen more fighting. He was q
Accnaieanton of the great Skobeleff at
#EaeFna, and other memorable points in
Observation-Disclosures war.
4s4SSkais appointment to direct command
sain8she field has been received With en-
asthusiasm. n his leadership inspires
Sssseirsplet confidence that there will be
u rla@Inistake and that Russian arms Will
aaAsSeasried to success on land.
agssGe1eral K~uropatkin will be accom-
VI nanaed 20 the front by Grand Dukes
hSEs9Ess. Alexis. Nicholas and Michael
" Niekeiaievitch.
sSS&AEse Emperor md the empress gave q
%4SiassGheon to General kuropatkin and
N~lhaAgrand dukes at tho Alexandria pal
= aGssFTsarslle-Selo, and bade them fare
as@sweii.
exact mission of Grand Duke
'SJNAa&xietf is unknown, but it Is undoubt-
EYediEs an important one, as he has been
In supreme command of the Russian
navy as president Of the admiralty,
takin an active part in the negoiia-
lions preceding hostilities.
With Gen. Kuropatkin's appointment
y as commander in chief of the army and
: thegpresence of the Grand Duke Alexis
5ansd that while Admiral Alexieff may
y remain as viceroy. the active direc-
Il MtiniHof operations Will pass out of his
hands.
The Chemulpo Incident.
sgsEAae action Of the commander of the
UrIted States gunboat Vicksburg in
Y dacl3ning to join the ommander of
against the attack of the Japanese
@%ftceA at Chemulpo which resulted in
y The sinking OF the Russian cruisers Va
, Sriag and Korietz, promises to cause
y nssach discussion here.
s#ksssgTlse NoVoe Nremya's London corre-
Il sDozdent cables that the protest of the
MaNBTitash captain against the Japanese
aKasfffsaSk on the ground that it was a
bfSach of neutrality proved Intellectual
because the American commander
@Nssaid not assent.
NSNewspapers here are laying great
stress on the personal note of Mr.. Kur-
s83ihtys the Japanese minister at ST. Pc
HtsTSburg, to Count Lamsdorff, the Rus
: siam foreign minister. on account of the
n secession of the notification of the sew
laarasisace of diplomatic relations, in which
ME-. kurino expressed the hope that
~the$rupture would be of brief duration.
szssYaeg point to this irsident as a proof
,hNf4aE4TS r lJGsia had m #rag son IN hplIoyn
Japan intended to follow up the
/ rapture with actual hostilities.
@Dh1cia1 news received here confirms
hSthe geport that none of the crew of the
AZ KoTietz was lost.
h@sSAI Immense congregation attended
led the requiem mass today for Count
Nirod, the only officer killed aboard the
)tSVafiag. The was a great favor
HE INST. Petersburg society.
AIexieH Not HumiIiated.
Paris, Feb. 22.-The Echo de Paris ST.
Petersburg correspondent says with re-
gard&to rumors in circulation that the
appointment of General kuropatkin to
~thesscornmand OF the Russian army in
Maachuria means that Vlceroy Alexieff
Was losing favor, that the truth is as
follows:
q the war broke out the czar
asked lViceroy Alexieff whether he
deemed it necessary to send a general
0&Gornmand the troops, II if SO whom
h he preferred. The viceroy replied that
t he epnsidered it necessary to have a
u cEaieffcommander Of the LAM forces, but
t5sfhatHhe had no preference as to who
III should be selected.
aWiceroy Alexieff retains the viceroy-
ship, but General Kuropatkin is en-
~ foMxared to communicate directly with
d theSezar.
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