The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-06-29
DETAILS ARE MADE
WITHOUT A HITCH
First Of August or Whereabouts
Has Been Agreed Upon as
Date 81 Meeting
ITO MAY NOT SERVE

Well Known Japanese Statesman i,
Desired, but May Be Compelled to
Decline in Which Marshal
oyamasata May Serve.
Washington, June 2s.-The follow.
Ing statement regarding the meeting
Of plenipptentiaries was made publi-5
at the White House today:
"The president has received from
both the Russian and Japanese gov.
~ernlnents q statement that the pleni.
potenttariesAo of hoth-conatrieslF! meet
in the United#States during the frs
ten days of August. The president has
expressed to both governments a wish
that the meeting should take place, =
possible, on the LIST of August. and i.
not on that date. then al the earliest
date thereafter"
NJ. Nelidoff, Russian ambassador t.
Paris and Baron Rosen. the new Rus.
sian ambassador TO Washington, ara
Russia's tentative selections of pleni-
potentiaries. Takahira, the japanese
minister here, it is understood has been
selected as one of the plenipotentiaries5
but the name of the ranking Japanese
envoy cannot be learned. 1t is not be-
lieved Marquis Ito will be able to come,
/ aAiA ! . lClo V1dl SllSll " dll1G-
gaia may take his place. This informa-
ton comes from a high source, but it
Is understood M formal announcement
Will be made, until it Is learned whether
Neilidorff's health Will permit him to
make the trip.
Plan Desperate Resistance.
London, June 2S.-The Japanese cor
respondent of the Daily Telegraph at
Moji, Japan, represents the Russians
\ as maxine StranJIOI1S affprfcF IA ip,nrnya
the d~efenses of Vladivostok, and says
that the whole OF the usuri district has
been brought to the point of famine in
order to provide the fortress with ade-
quate food supplies. The corresponds
ent adds that General Lineyitch has is
sued strict orders to noncommissioned
officers and men to refrain from the
use of alcoholic liquors. threatening
them with severe penalties for VIOLA
ticls of these orders.
Can Whip Unarmed Ship.
Singapore, June 2S.-The British In
dia Steam Navigation company's steam
er lkohona was sunk by the Russian
cruiser Terek on une 5. $50 miles north
of H~ongkong. The crew was landed
here last night by the Dutch steamer
Perlak, which the Terek met on June
~. The 1kohona was carrying mails
and rice to Yokohama.
Line IkonOna was a steam vessel of
$3.50 tons burden, built at Glasgow in
1900. She was 40 feet long. With a so
foot beam, n was equipped with cleo
tricity. The steamer left Rangoon on
May IL. Her cargo was valued at $780,
00O.1
Japs Win a Severe Battle.
Toxic. June 2S.--The following Official
dlsDatch has been received from the
Japanese army headquarters in Man
churia:
The enemy, holding the northwest
emlnence of M~anchenzon. was attacked
and dislodged on the afternoon Of June
~, but a portion Of the enemy holding
the hills to the west offered stubborn
resistance, and tie hills were finally
taken by assault. Another force Of the
enemy, holding the hills due north, was
attacked from the front and we sim
UNANIMOUSLY resorted to a turning move
inent from the northeast. intercepting
his retreat and causing him heavy loss.
The enemy in confusion hoisted the
Red Cross flag, but we did not stop our
firing and he fled in disorder. His
strength in cavalry and infantry was
some 5000 men and seven guns Fifty
coTpses We're left on the field. The
enemy's loss was fully 200. Our loss
was insignificant"
of the Morning Post at Shanghai says:
Mr.. Otaghiri, the japanese consul
mere, a been recalled. He leaves Tues
daT in order to proceed to Washington
as one of the peace plenipotentiaries."
Great Progress Made.
st. Petersburg, June 2S.-Negotia-
ions for the peace conference have
made an important step forward, a
proposition for the date of the meet
ing of the plenipotcntiaries having
been submitted to Russia and being
now under consideration. The exact
date proposed has not been ascertainaI.
bat there is reason to suppose that 1t
is some time during the first week or
ten days of August.
Whether the proposal regarding the
date originated OF Toxic or at Wash
lngton cannot be learned, but the fact
that the negotiations We're conducted
through Ambassador Meyer may indie
cate that President Roosevelt has per-
haps again stepped to the fore and sug-
Tested TO the W countries, neither Of
whom would be willing to take the
initiative. a suitable date.
Arnistice Is Very improbable.
NJ. Ne~aloff, under minister of foreign
affairs, but spokesman Of the foreign
office, in an interview in the Gazefte
declares an arlnistice preceding the
meeting of the plenipotentiaries is i'm
probable. and he comments on the pos
sibility of q battle taking place before
q conference is held.
H. Inc f.uSkN Invalid the army organ,
supplies an argument for peace in an
estimate of the strength OF the .Japa-
nese armies, which IL places at 100000
to 100000 men. including the forces op-
Grating in Korea. In the five Japanese
armies opposing General Linevitch. ex-
I~clusiVe Of cavalry and artillery. it es-
Inmates that there are from 100000 to
100000 bayonets, which give Field Mar
shall Oyanla a decided numerical super
iority owe the strength usually allotted
to Linevitch's army.
Russia Is Hepentant.
London, June 2S.-In the house of
commons today Premier Balfour said
that he was glad to be able to inform
the house that the British government
had been assured the Russian govern
nlent disapprOved of the action Of their
cruisers in destroying British vessels
and that orders had been transferred to
the Dneiper at Jibutil rendering quite
impossible any repetition of the acts.
Takihara Sees President.
Washington, Tune 2S.-The Japanese
minister spent a half hour today in
conference with the president. He