Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-04-28
KUROPATKIN TO
Be COMMANDER
CAR WILL MAKE HIM SUPREME
IN THE FAR EAST,
PEACE CANNOT COME SOON
Relatives Of Russian Emperor Suggest
Cessation OF Hostllltes--Power>
Must Keep Their Hands Out OF the
War and Also the Peace Nesotls,
tions-Squadron In Action,

ST, Petersburg, April g6--Geueral
kuropatkin, il is believed in the high.
est military circles here, is destined
to become the commander in chief OF
all the emperor's forces, both military
and naval in the far east, Alexien
may remain there for some time rs
VieeOy. but his reign is considered
ended, He will not be
Inundated but in order to effect har
monious relations way will be found
to secure his Elimination While
AleXiet and kuropatkin are on fairly
good terms, harmonious relations be.
tween Skrydlof and the NiceOy are
considered impossible and with tho
three enjoying independent commands
il Is realized that friction ultimately
would be hound to arise which might
endanger succc' ml operations.
Skrydlon and Nurv atkin, ON the con
trary, are warm personal friends and
the former has expressed Il willingness
to accept the post OF commander or
the naval forces under Kuropatldn as
commanderin.chiof,
kuropatkIns Strategy.
ST Petersburg, April 26,--Neneral
kuropatl,in has played n strong card
in the game Of strategy A large por.
tcu of General Commander Rennen-
kamplf's cossacll cavalry division has
been thrown across the upper reaches
OF the Yalu and considerable force
of cavalry which crossed the Tumen
some time ago IL moving down to the
southwest to effect juncture with Il.
Together with this force which II Is
believed totals 1000 men, he win
threaten the lnouyes left flank when
the Japanese are ready to cross lower
down on the Yalu. Being composed of
cavalry with n few mountain guns Gen.
Is extremely mobile, Unless II should
be dislodged, II will compel the Jap.
anese to leave very strong army
TO guard communications whereas
IL the Japanese forces should
be sent to drive II out II would have
to move directly away from the main
army while the Russian army, II com.
PEELED to fall back, can recross in the
direction Of Russian troops concen.
trated in Manchuria,
Peace Yet Afar on.
Concerning the talk Of mediation, il
Ia stated with absolute positlvencss,
that whatever has occurred in the di-
rection of ending the war was above
the level of cabinets and chancellor.
los and had It's birth in the personal
solicitations of the cmporor's uncle
and grandfather 1t Is known that
after the disaster to the petropAv.
lovsk the king OF Denmark wrote the
emperor letter of sympathy IN
which he expressed the hope that q
way could be found To avoid further
bloodshcd II Is presumed, although
there ia nothing absolute on thia
POINT, that the situation was can.
yussod during the family reunion at
Copenhagen and that 'ballonn d
cFsa" was put out IN friendly fash,
ion from Paris
Powers Must Keep Hands on,
Whether communication or prop.
oeitun on the subject ever reached
the emperor has not been learned, but
II Is certain the matter reached such
stage as to compel It's consiaera.
ton and To induce n definite AN.
nouncement yesterday afternoon that
the war must be fought to n finish
and that the powers must keep their
hands of both during the war and
during the peace negotiations at It's
conclusion,
Ten days ago a dispatch from To
ldo printed here said that the Japan.
csc in full possession Of Corea, might
possibly be willing to stop the war on
basis Of the existing situation
This dispatch attracted little attcn-
ton at the time, but II Is now thought
possible II might have hal some con.
neetion with the movement for media.
ton.
Il Is apparent 10 every keen OBJ
server here that the Russian people
are not in n temper TO consider peace.
They are thoroughly aroused by the
desire 20 aycnge the losses and humil.
ations they have sustained, ard even
+ the emperor himself. absolute mon.
arch as ne is. were disposed to listen
10 propositions 70 end the war At this
iuncturo. hc would do so against the
almost unanimous protest ~ his sub.
| ieets
Russians Disappear.
Seoul, April 26.The latest reports
from Gengan state that the Vladivos.
tok squadron has disappeared.
Observers Go 10 Front.
Toxic. April 20 Foreign military
observers assigned 10 the japanese
first army corps in Corea have been
ordered to leave for the front next
Saturday
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