The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-02-23
FAITH in k~uRoPATKlN.
Russians Believe He Will Lead Them
to Victory.

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81. Petefsbufg, FeD. 2z.-Ihe ap-
polntIaent or General VIC
was SATURDAY renewed O 4s45 lnlc.
lions as minister Or M5af, 20 So cAiai
command OF the 4Sl5slsn army 20 lle
lar East, was gazeteet aahats LJ-if-
ms.
VITA the posslbie e~<eeptaon q eta-
eral IFasonl!fod' lCeIli5A4y S0felAtN
general q EAlea, 4 ia1ef f2sil18es
me council q state 1aas|a1 aA'1ss
patkin IS the most opulsi latttt w
husslan army. As d pi31 o49 so5414t
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bottoln 70 re MINISTER of WaI, Ae y
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OF the me- when he led with skebe-
left over the parQhed wastes OF Geok
Tepe 7 orer the lev slopes Of Plevna,
The appointment OF General Nuro-
patSin TO direct command in the Held
has been received with enthusiasm
and his leadership inspires complete
confidence that there will be no mis-
take and that Russian rms Will be
carried to success on land.
General ISllrGpatkin will be acc9na-
panied to the front By the Grand
Dukes Boris, Alexis, Nicholas and
Michael NiSQlaieTich.
The emperor and the empress gave
3 luncheon Sunday to General KurQ-
patkin and the grand dukes at the
Alexandra palace, T~saFsko-Selo, ana
babe them farewell.
The exact mission Of Grand Duke
Alexis is unknown but it is undoabt-
eddy an impe. 9ne, as he has been
in supreme conn md OF the Russian
navy as president Of the board Of adj
miralty, taking an active part i'm the
negotiations preceding hostflities, He
presided at the special council Wh5ca
prepared Russia's undelivered reply to
Japan.
Alexieff win Be Deposed.
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darIining fa ioi3 fha c-on5,andere Il
other foreign warships ID 4 prggect
against the attack Of tbe Japanese
feet OF Chelnulpo, which resulted in
the Sinking OF the Russian cruisers
Variag and kofietz, promises TO cause
much discussion here.
The NoYoe Nremya's London CORE
sponeort cables that the protest OF tbs
British captain against the Japanese
attack on tie ground that it was q
breach Of neutrality proved Intellectual
because the American commander
would not assent.
Newspapers here are laying great
stress on the personal note of Mr.
KqIino, the Japanese minister ct st.
Petersburg. TO Count Lan2sdorf7, the
Russian foreign minister. on the coca
sion of The notification Of the sever
a1ce az diplof9atic relations, in whtcl
A1r. k1ftno expressed the hope that
the fuprQre world 2e Of. brief dT
ton. Many point to this Incident Els
a point tlat Russia had no reason to
peifeFe tn3F l3pGn expected TO f9ll0WJ
I'D tla rupture with actual lostilitias,
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