The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-06-29
DETAILS ARE MADE
WITHOUT A HITCH
First OF August or Thereabou,s
Has Been Agreed Upon as
Date OF Meeting.
ITO MAY NOT SERVE
Well Known japanese Statesman 10
Desired. but May Be Compelled TO
Decline in Which Marshal
oysmasata May Serve.

Decline N winch MARSHAL
oysmasata May Serve.
Washington. June :S.--The follow.
Ing statement regarding the meeting
OF plenlpotentinries was made publ.
at the White House today:
The president has received from
both the Russian ana japanese gov.
ernments "A statement that the plenl.
potentiaries OF both countries will meet
I'm the United States during the frs
ten days OF August. The president hai
expressed To both governments wish
that the meeting should take place. -
possible. on the LIST OF August. and !.
not on that date. then at the earliest
date thereafter"
NJ Nelidoff. Russian bassndor t.
Paris and Baron Rosen, the new Rus
sian ambassador 20 Washington, ara
Russia's tentative selections OF plenI-
potentiaries. Takahlra, the Japane--
minister here. IL u understood. has been
selected rs one OF the plenipotentiaries
but the name OF the ranking Japanese
envoy cannot be learned IL IL not be-
lieved Marquis Ito viii be able TO come.
and u Is possible Field Marshal Oyama-
gaia may take his place. This informa-
ton comes from n high source. but IL
IL understood no formal announcement
Will he made until IL r. learned whether
Neilidorff's health VIII permit him TO
make the trip.
Plan Desperate Resistance.
London. June :s.-Thc Japanese cor
respondent OF the Daily Telegraph ut
Moti. Japan. represents the Russians
as,making strenuous efforts To Improve
the defcnSes OF vladivostos. and says
that the whole OF the Usuri district has
been brought 10 the point Of famine In
order To provide the fortress with ade-
quate fool suppliea. The correspond
ent adds that General Linevitch has Is
sued strict orders To- nopcommissioned
officers and men To refrain from the
use OF alcoholic liquors. threatening
them with severe penalties for viola
TT IS 81 these orders.
Can Whip unarmed Ship.
Singapore. June eS.-The British In
dla Steam Navigation company's steam
or ikohona WAS sunk by the Russian
cruiser Terek on June :. $50 miles north
or Hongkong. The crew was landed
here last night by the Dutch steamer
Perlnk which the Terek met on June
~. The Ikohonn was carrying malls
and rice To Yokohama.
1.-THE Ikohona was n steam vessel az
5.252 tons burden. built ut Glasgow I'm
1900. She was 40 feet long. with n 60
foot beam. and was equipped with cleo
trlclty. The steamer left Rangoon on
May IL. Her cargo was valued ut $780,
cool
Japs Win q Severe Battle.
Toxic. June 2S.--The following oficia'
dispatch has been received from the
Japanese army headquarters In Man
churin:
THE enemy. holding the northwest
eminence az ManchenZon. was attacked
and dislodged on the afternoon OF June
81, but "A portion 81 the enemy holding
the hills 10 the west offered stubborn
resistance, and tie hills were finally
taken by assault. Another force Of the
enemy, holdiT-; the hills due north. was
attacked from the front and we sim
ultnneously rcsorted To 4 turning move
ment from the northeast. interceptirg
his retreat AMI causing him heavy loss.
The enemy In confusion hoisted the
Red Cross flag. hut we all not stop our
firing and he fed In disorder. His
strength I'm cavalry and Infantry was
some 5000 men and seven guns Fifty
coTpses were left an the field. The
enemy'E lose was fully 200. our loss
was insignificant"
London. June 1.-THE correspondent
OF the Morning Post NJ Shanghai says:
MIR. Otaghiri the japanese consul
here. has been recalled. IL leaves Tues
ia" In order TO nroCead To- Washington
az one ~ the peace pl"nipotcntiarlcs.
Great Progrsss Made.
50. Petersburg. June 2S-ScEotiu-
lions FOR the peace conference have
mad" an important step forward a
proposition for the date ~ the meet
Ing OF the plenipotcntiarlcs having
been submitted To Russia and being
now under consideration. The exact
date proposed has not been ascertain",i.
bat there IL reason to suppose that IL
IL some time during the first Week or
ten days of August.
Whether the proposal regarding the
date originated ut Toxic or at Wash
Ington cannot be learned. but the fact
that the negotiations were conducted
through Ambassador Meyer may indie
cate that President Roosevelt has pcr-
haps again stepped to the fore and sug-
tested To the two countries. neither OF
whom would be- willing Co take the
initiative. a suitable date.
Armistiee Is Very Improbable.
NJ. Ne.alDrf. under minister OF foreign
AFFAIRS, but spokesman Of the foreign
Office. In an Interview In the Gazette
declares an arniEtIce preceding the
meeting Of the plenipotcntIaries is i'm
probable. and h. comments on the DOS
slbility OF battle taking place before
a conference IL held.
Inc kuSky Invalid, the army organ,
supplies an argument for peace Ia an
estimate ~ the strength ~ the Japa-
nes" armies, which n places NJ $50. 600
20 COO 00n men. including the forces OPP
Grating IN Korea. In the I've Japanese
armies opposing General IincyitCh. OK
elusive az cavalry ard artillery. Il eG-
Inmates that there are from 100000 Ia
100000 bayonets which ilve Field Mar
shall Oyana a decided numerical super
ioyity over the strength usually allotted
20 LiHcvit,h's army.
Rgssia Is Repentant.
london, June 2S.-Iu the house ~
commons today Premier Balfour said
that ne was glad To be able to inform
the house that the British government
had been assured the Russian govern
mcnt C.sappTuved ~ the action 81 their
cruisers in destroying British vessels
and that orders had been transferred To
the Dncipe- 10 Jibuiil rendering quite
impossibl" any repetition 81 the acts.
Takihara Secs President.
Washington. June 2N.-Thr Japaues"
minister spent a half hour today In