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FURTHER DELAY
TO PEACE PLAN
NEGOTIATIONS CHECKED BY ILL
NESS OF LAMsDoRF.
RUssIANENvoYNoT CHOSEN
Japan Apparently Doubts Russia's
Good Faith, and Hesitates
to Agree to an
Armistice.

Armistice,
Washington, June 24.-It Is learned
through official sources that owing to
the Illness of Count Lamsdorff, the
Russian foreign minister, there has
been slight check to the negotiations
affecting Russia and Japan. 1t is spe-
officially stated. however, that this does
not imply that there has been any
hitch, but simply that the negotiations
have been unavoidably delayed for the
reason given.
There Is strong reason for saying
That the Russian plenipotentiaries will
include military man Of high rank,
though as yet there is no clew to his
identity except that it will not be Gen.
Kuropatkin. The downfall Of Admiral
Alexieff and the suppression of the far
eastern committee materially increases
the likelihood that M. Witte will also
represent Russia, since he is an in.
weterats enemy of the war cabal,"
which now seems definitely to have
fallen under imperial disfavor.
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President Roosevelt so far has not
received an answer from Russia to his
latest representations regarding peace.
1t is believed that the illness of Count
Lamsdord may account for this de-
lay. While there is no official an
nouncement on the subject, the gen.
oral understanding is that these rep
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Japan States Position.
Japan informs the United States that
she will not agree to an armistice
until the peace plenipotentiaries have
met and found each others credentials
entirely satisfactory. She would be
willing to do 80 II a guarantee Of some
kind could be given her that Russia
will negotiate peace in good faith.
The presidents efforts to stop the
fighting in Manchuria have thus met
with temporary check.
So far as can be ascertained Russia
has not asked for an armistice, and
Will not do so. She Is In the same re-
ceptive mood she was when the presi-
dent preached the idea OF peace. It ia
ing the suggestion of an armistice.
Marshal Oyama has force greatly SUI
perior to that Of Gen. Linevitch. A ire
snendous victory will insure better
terms for his country.
Further Move Unlikely.
st. Petersburg, June 24.-There is
not likely to be any further move in
Che direction Of an armistice until the
plenipotantiaries are appointed and
Ahe time Of their meeting is definitely
liked. Japan seems unwilling to dis
cuss any new issue until these two
questions are settled. This does not
necessarily mean that all hope Of ar
sansing suspension of hostilities be-
fore the meeting has disappeared, but
e. an Indication Of Japan's mood it
increases the doubt as to whether she
could be induced to relinquish TEN.
porarily the strategic advantages
which she evidently believes she en-,
toys.
Maintains Silence.
Washington, June E4.--Nn TAkahira,
the Japanese minister, called at the
white house Friday night and con-
ferred with the president for three
quarters Of an hour. When he left he
was asked IL there were any develop
ments regarding an axmistace between
Vie armies Of Japan and Russia. Mr..
Takahira would not discuss the ques-
Aion, but suggested that there were
fbome matters' to be settled FIRST.
Will Grant Parole.
washington, June 24-In response
10 a request cabled the war depart
ment by the governor general OF the
Philippine islands In behalf Of the Rus,
sian admiral Hnqutst to bs allowed to
ssturn his stcI and wounded officers
and men upon giving their parole not
10 engage in hostthties during the war,
and TO be allowed to bring certain ma
lerial for repairing damaged ships, the
secretary has sent the following tele-
gram:
you may allow Russian admiral to
embark his sick and wounded officers
and men on Russian hospital ahip,
daily expected, upon their giving par
ole not to engage in hostilities during
the war. You may also allow them to
bring from Shanghai material for re-
pairing vessels, other than munitions
pf war, such ss cordage, sail clotn,
waste and oil, for machinery, ETC., but
The vessels are still 10 remain In ln-
lsrnmsnt"
slays Are Repulsed.
Toxic, June 24.-The following Of
ncial dispatch was received Fri
day from the headquarters of the Jap
lnese armies in Manchuria: I'm the
vicinity Of Yingecheng June 81 thou
sand OF the enemy's infantry pressing
our scouts advanced and when they
reached Hsiangyangcheu, ten miles
southeast of Wankautzkeau, our forces
repulsed them with heavy loss and pur-
sued them to the vicinity OF Weiyuan.
paomen."
Former Governor Dies.
Austin, Tex, June "a. = Former Gov.
Frank r. Lubbock died here Thursday
night, aged 30 years. Gov. Lubbock
tvltsred stroke Of paralysis last Tues
". He had been on the personal star
'efterson Davis, and was with Pres
pAvas when the latter was cap