Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-16

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ton OF the Jews in Russia with a delega-
ton OF eminent American Jews. During /
this time the Japanese emissaries were |
busily engaged in their quarters in bring |
ing their records to date IN the preparation |
Of cabegrams and in getting ready for the |
next day.
An idea Of the volume of cables which |
are daily sent TO Europe and the far east
may be had from the statement that Sun
day one cable company handled $4,000
worth OF business. including dispatches
from both the Russian and Japanese peace
makers from its headquarters here
Both sides are very keen in the matter
OF their facilities for communication. The
heavy tax on the local telephone wires
made II impossible for them to get quick
| service between the hotel and their con-
ference rooms in the navy yard, and com
plant was made with the result that Sec
| retary Peirce had two direct telephone
systems Installed between these points, one
! for the Russians and one for the japanese.
| The exclusive use Of the navy yard, so far
| as civilians are concerned, is still pos
sessed absolutely by the members of the
| peace commission. Yesterday in addition
to the regular guard Of marines which
from the first was placed over the naval
|
men was added These surrounded the
building and kept constant watch through
| out the session.
Small Fights I'm Mnncburin.
| FIELD HEADQUARTERS OF JAPA-
| NEsE ARMY IN MANCHURIA, Aug. 13.-
lis D. m, via Fusan, Aug. l5-<Delayed in
| Tr1nsmisslon)-A Japanese Eeconnais-
sance in force along the line of the rail-
way on the Kiron road from the Chang
| TUT line, drove in the Russian outposts.
| on August 12 eleven Russians were killed
and ten captured in a counter reconnaissance
in the direction OF Klnyton. The Russians
were driven back by Japanese outposts.
KOmura Invited to Canada.
VICTORIA B. c.. Aug 15.-R. w. Scott.
secretary Of state, has invited Baron Ko-
mura to visit Canada after the peace
conference and the japanese minister has
accepted II engagements will permit.
Japanese Marines in Fight.
TOXIC, Aug. 15.-1;9O p. m,-Admirnl
Kataoka reports that detachment Of his
squadron attacked the Russians guarding
Lazarcba point, in the Tartary straits,
August 13 Marines were landed and they
were exposed to a sudden attack from Rus
SLAMS who were hidden in forest. The
Japanese loss was only one killed and four
wounded but the Russians were finally
dispersed.
A Japanese torpedo boat destroyer op-
Grating on the east coast of Sakhalin
island attacked the Russians holding the
telegraph office at Rairro, on the morning
OF August 10, and captured eighteen men
and the telegraph apparatus.
Feeling of Relief In Russia.
} ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 1910 a. M
} The Associated Press dispatches, an
! | -.
tiares at Portsmouth to waive for the
| present consideration of articles relating
to sakhalin island, and to proceed with
I the discussion of points that Russia is
willing to accept as a basis of negotiation
were received here with some surprise and
| even relief by the Russian public generally
which had been forewarned that yester-
, days session might end the conference.
, NJ witte is known to have considered a
, rupture more than possible The Russian
, correspondents on Monday night privately
i notified their papers that negotiations might
be expected to end on the morrow, when
: the Russian and Japanese plenipotentiarie'
1 locked horns on the question of the ces-
E sion of sakhalin. The Bourse also was
apprehensive and Russian imperial fours
which were weak, yesterday fell OF X.
The postponement of the discussion oil
4 one of the two points on which the fate
9 Of the conference hangs is considered q
good sign, but not a sure one, and the
9 general opinion remains one OF doubt
1 though pessimsm is losing ground as the
days pass without rupture between the
: ENJOYS Count Lamsdorff and some of the
e other ministers were received in audience
n | by the emperor at Peterhof yesterday but
the anticipated statement was not giver
l. out and probably none will be. The foreign
I tpfo a
ing the proceedings at Portsmouth, anC
n II is explained that while Russia woult
L be accorded a great measure of publicity
: to the results OF the deliberations and ever
desires TO do so, Japan's attitude on thit
! point necesstates the avoidance of any
d statement or comment regarding the nego
/ tiations. To this end all the news relatini
e to the Portsmouth conference has been con
9 veyed. to the Russian public through tn,
: medium Of press dispatches.
The idea is advanced at several of tht
embassies that an outlet may possibly b,
found in compromise on the two mali
e points OF the dispute If Japan is willini
y to give up sakhalin and receive from Rus
II sla not a general war indemnity. but pay
n ment for any rights that may be acquired
n by virtue OF occupation by the Japanes
= troops.
n RumOr from Paris.
% PARIS, Aug. I'm. Witte has receive,
70 final instructions relative to the extrem
. limit OF the Russian concessions accord
y ing to information received by the Temp
u u from its st. Petersburg correspondent, VIII
- says he learns in governmental circles tina
= should Japan insist on the payment of a.
- indemnity the negotiations will be broke
of. The decisive result, the correspondent
= says, is expected this week.
IS WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL