Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-20

railroad about twenty-two miles north of Tie pass, and their cavalry has oc. cupied Fakoman. Our armies continue their concentration"
 Dispatches from Japanese headquar. ters in the field says that General Ku. r0ki's army continues to lead the Jap anese forces which have now been en. gagged for nine days in a hard pursuit, in which they have covered distance of more than ninety-five miles, with frequent fighting.
 A Japanese detachment, continuing its advance north, has pursued the ene- my beyond Kaiyian. which is twenty miles north of Tie pass. Kaiyuan was evacuated by the Russians after they had set fire to the railroad station.
 General Kuroki's army captured the colors of the Fifth Russian regiment of rifles The colors were inscribed as having been presented to the regiment by the emperor fin 1884. Most of the captured organizations succeeded in burning their standards before surren. ,dering. A few prisoners are secured ,daily..ea k. .,,. .o.
 It is stated on high authority at St. Petersburg that at General Linevitch's request the emperor has appointed General Kuropatkin commander of the first army and that he has assumed command
 While Emperor Nicholas, whose word is final, still declines to abandon the prosecution of the war, and the gov. ernment maintains it's ability to con. tinue the conflict. 1t is stated on good authority that powerful influences, in- cluding several of the emperor's own ministers. are now strongly urging that the time has come to indicate to Japan Russia's desire for peace upon a reasonable basis. One of the em- peror's ministers in conversation said:
 I've have suffered bitter defeat on land and sea. We can, however, still continue the war. But both countries have suffered great losses in blood and treasure. and 1t would only profit the rivals of both were we to fight on until one or the other Is exhausted. Russia has a hard task fighting the war against such adversaries, 6,OOO miles from home, and I contend she can make a dignified peace without glory, but not without honor. Russia js too big and powerful to retire permanently from the field. The clouds at home will eventually roll away. With the army and navy reorganized, in i've. ten or fifteen years there will come in- evitably our revenge. No permanent peace is possible now or later unless Japan is reasonable"
 To the suggestion of the possibility of an alliance between Russia and Japan. the minister said, "A reason able peace must first he established
 ''What." was asked. would be rea- sonable:'
 Broadly speaking. Russia's renun- ciation of her entire Manchurian policy should satisfy Japan's claims. She could have her protectOrate over Ko- req. such privileges on the Kwantung peninsula and at Port Arthur as the powers would not oppose and the Chi nese Eastern railway he placed under international control. Russia maintain ing her rights to railway line through northern Mancnuria to vladivostok."
 What would be Russia's attitude on the subject of indemnity?"
 Russia never yet has paid indem- nifty and history practically affords no precedent for indemnity when territory is not occupied to insure payment. and Japan holds not a foot of Russian ter ritory. Japan could. however. take the proceeds of the sale of the property and rights of the Chinese Eastern rail- way. which vas built with Russian money
 It is reported that during General Kuropatkin's resistance at Tower hill he was slightly wounded by an eleven inch shell which fell near him.