The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-04-12

1hye ago there youth who passed with great
credit Out OF the Imperial Military College Petersburg Ills an.
eF was wealthy noDeman district his ancestors
@ oS OF the SOL and OF the people who dwet Tor hun
ueS OF years The family possessed good deal
oca OF the War Department. and the whether he
~ nave commission IN the Imperial Guard some other
crack regiment and cut figure the OF the Gar.
NO. he replied; Il would rather Central Asia where can
learn my work better and have active service
Accordingly at the OF 49, he given
aern in the Iurkesan hea frontier regiment despsed by
the glded youth of St. Petersburg
Today that eager boy writes Ernest in the New York
Post General Aexel Ncoaeytch Kuopa soldier
who has been relieved Minister War in order that
he take command of the Russian forces East He
the Cars best General
Honors and high positions literally howered upon him
doubtful his chest broad could carry medals and decor
atoms but there nobody army who would point to
single one OF them and say that it was qndeseryed
The boy Is did have wait long before his wish for active
service granted The against the Bokhaans
field and he participated all brilliant engagements
adhps of that glorious campaign Young Kuropan great
bravery several occasions according officers fought
ed to British officer years aewad Every
had they been Englshmen might fairly have claimed the Victoria
WITH sKoBELEFF AT PLEvNA.
In such assembly brave impossible youngser
Russian army years inquired
vote Captain Cnet levna interval he travelled
military 1870 back luestan Sko
belief III the easy conquest of Khokand,
Il bear better witness kuropan bravery, officer
who served with him than that he always close behind
Skobee those terrible hand ohand fights the breeche OF Pea
well the General that Russia has produced
They believe Kuopan the Russian army today only
he DONE Skobee the judge
have had picked him to be his chief lieutenant All the young
officers whom Skobee chose posts honor responsibility
distinguished Generals todayhat is they alive kuopan
chief of them he is the chief today
Every day during the long SIEGE according this officer Skobe
left his Captain worked fought side by side from dawn
until long after midnight They the life and soul of the assault
guns battery making bad practice they gaoped
what the and show the how lay their
pieces though that really of their business When the
mining they stood hours and pud them their
work by making bets which would accomplish in Civ
en- time.
And when the time assault the soldiers followed enhu
siasay where Skobee KuOpatn led Osman
Pashs gallant Turks like baresar Vikings They would to the
camp pused again. but still undaunted their white uniforms
with blood and begmed with smoke their swords redeemed and their
cartridge belts empty Their always look after the well
fare their make that the doctors and commssarat
officers doing their duty Then they would sit far into tho
night comforting plans documents by the dim light of hur
IrCane lantern.
Such the school in which Alexe KWopadn graduated
and his said that he wounded than
dozen times Pen but would the hospital not deem'
ing his wounds be sufficiently serious Yet whenever OF his
was slightly hurt he insisted his being properly attended
without delay.
INCIDENT OF PLEVNA CAMPAIGN.
81 have vivid recollection of glimpse had of Kuropakn
said the Russian officer already quoted 1T after of the fecest
fights before Pvna We had been epued with heavy loss and all
seemed black and hopeless He sitting his little iron cot in
his tent supported in the of his favorie sergeant
is uniform into shreds and sprnked with blood which