The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-26
oYAMA REPoRTs REPuLsE.

Toxic, June 25, 3 p. m.-The follow
ing official dispatches have been re-
ceived from the Japanese army head
quarters In Manchuria: The enemy
holding the northwest eminence Of
Manchenzou was attacked and dis.
lodged on the afternoon OF June %,
but portion of the enemy h ling the
hills to The west offered s,uhh arn re-
stance aud tie hills were finally tala-
en- by assault,
Another force OF the enemy hold
ing the hills due north was attacked
from the front and we simultaneously
resorted to turning movement from
the northeast, intercepting his retreat
and cau ing him heavy loss. The
enemy In confusion hoisted the Red
Cross flag but this did not stop our
firing and he fled north in disorder
His strength in cavalry and infantry
was some 1000 men and several guns.
Fifty corpscs were left ON the field
Tile enemy's loss was fully 200 Our
loss was insignificant
Russian Mills Grind Slowly.
Tie emperor's answer s not ex
pected for a day or two as The dipl1
matte mills Of Russia grind slowly and
the foreign office. as one Of the secre
taries put il, lis not used to your husf
ling American methods" but 1t is
thought that the date will be sat S
factory as it will gisg ample me fo
Nj. Nelidoff the Russian ambassador
at Paris, or other Russ an negotiato"s
10 reach Washington and as there vii
be little preliminary work for then
10 do until the Japane-e terms arr
submitted.
Whether the proposal regarding tn
date originated at Toxic or at Wash
ingion cannot be learned but the fac
thai the negotiations were conducts
through Ambassador Meyer may ind
cate that President Roosevelt has pei
haps again stepped to the fore an
sugges ed to the two powers. ne the
Of whom would be willing to take th
initiative. suitable date.
Communicating With Lamsdortf.
Ambassador Meyer Is still exchant
ing communications with Foreign Nil
ister LamsdorG by letter, the mil
lister being confined to his apar
nients in the ministry, but !
his latest noe written by h
own hand, Count Lamsdo"ff e,
pressed the hope hat he would haN
sufficiently recovered to permit Of pc
sonal exchange Of views today. TIL
minister's indispcs ton also proven
ed him from receiving the Germa
French and other ambassadors duriI
the last few days.
Armisiice improbable.
NJ. Neratoff, under minister Of 70
e'gn affairs and the spokesman Of u
foreign office, in an interview n q
Gazeta declares an arm atice pendir
the meeting of the potentiaries
improbable and he comments on q
possibility Of a battle taking place !
fore conference Is held.
Japanese Strength.
The 'Russky lnval a." the army I
gan supplies an argument for peace
an estimate Of tae streng h Of the Jf
anesc armies. which It places at frc
$4,000 to 100000 men, includ ng I
forces operating in Korea. In the u
Japanese armies opposing GSncl
1.inevitch, exclusive Of cavalry a
artillery, it estimates that thcre 0
from 100000 TO 100000 bayone
which give Field Marshal Oyama
decided numerical superiority over
strength usually allotted to Linev.tc
army. The japanese forces, IT sa
are divided as follows: General !
roki, $4,000 to 10000 bayonets; q
eral Oku, 10000 to 1115,ooO bayone
General Nogi $1,000 to 10000 ba
nets: General Nodzu $4,000 bayont
and General Kawamura 10000 to
600 bayonets.
Japan's Terms Moderate.
The Novoc Vrcmya prints an int
view which lis correspondent al Ps
has had vita Japanese rlon
who says that while nobody outs
of the emporcr of Japan and hts v
cipal advisers II YET IN posaesson
Japanese terms. he believes that 4
nrc moderate and will be accopsa
NJ EIc adds that japan N anxious NJ
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