The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-09-08
MUCH DISCONTENT IN JAPAN
FEARED THAT A REVOLUTION
WILL BREAK OUT THROUGH
OUT EMPIRE.
RUSSIANS ARE BEHIND TINE
CHARACTERISTIC SLCWNESS
CAUSES DELAY IN SIGNING
THE TREATY.

Lidziapudzo, Manchuria, Sept. 6. -
The Japanese are continuing prepara-
tione for battle.
This has caused establishment, COM
ing at the moment when the peace
treaty is on the eve of being signed at
Portsmouth.
The Russian advance posts report
that the Japanese troops are very
much dissatisfied with the peace
: agreement.
The terms of peace are the subject
of discussion everywhere. In the Rus
sian army
The Prevailing Spirit
is one of satisfaction, and even of live
ly rejoicing, though general confidence
is expressed that the Russian troops
! would be victorious if they had to fight
another battle. The feeling of many
officers may be summed up in the
| words of an eminent commander: "As
soldier | am greatly chagrined, but
as a citizen | greatly rejoice at the
conclusion of peace
Three thousand Japanese, who on
| Aug. IL descended on Port Deskatris,
opposite the Island of Sakhalin and so
miles northwest of the Sakhalin town
of Alexandrovitch, set fire to the grass
! on the steppe.
Talk Of Revolution.
London, Sept. cit is reported from
| Tien-tsin that the discomfort in Japan
over the concessions granted to Rus
sia in the peace treaty is so deep that
! it is feared a revolution will break
out throughout the empire. This
| movement, it is declared. has mani
tested itself in Toxic. All cables are
cut.
| kaneko ls Astonished.
| New York. Sept. 6. - When Baron
i Kaneko was told in his apartment in
! the Eleanori, Sixty-thrd street and
Madison avenue, the news contained
in the dispatch from London, his
amazement was evident.
81 can hardly believe it, said the
! baron, although there have been ru-
mors of disturbances in Japan be-
!
| peace. But the will of the emperor is
supreme, and l never thought the
1 people would question his decisions
on any matter
| This news shocks me- | await its
confirmation but until that time l can
only hope that it is a report without
foundation in fact
Clash in Korea.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 6.-Gen. Line
witch reports further encounters with
the japanese in Korea. In a dispatch
to Emperor Nicholas dated Sept. he
says that the Russians in Northern
Korea on Sept. l repulsed series of
lively attacks by six battalions of jap
anese with twelve guns. The Japanese
simultaneously commenced an Offens-
i've engagement against the Russian
troops in the neighborhood of Khan
keregoui, in Petchongonlian Pass
| Russians Are Slow.
Portsmouth, N. H., Sept. 6.-Char-
acteristically, the Russians were late
in finishing their expressing of the
peace treaty, and the signing, sched
uled for yesterday, was put over until
this afternoon. The Japanese stayed
up until 4 o'clock yesterday morning |
to finish their work and were ready to /
sign at any time after that.
| Japs and slavs Cordial.
| Baron Komura, Mr.. Takahira and
the members of the Japanese mission
! held a reception in the ball room of |
the hotel last night. 1t was an ex-
ceedingly pleasant affair. marked byl
the most friendly exchanges between
the Russians and Japanese. Gov. John.
son McLane and his staff, Rear Ad-
miral Mead and the naval officers in
/, the harbor, the newspaper corresponds /
ents and all the hotel guests we're
present.
| In the midst of the gaiety Mr.. WitteI
and Baron de Rosen, accompanied by
the baroness, and followed by the Rus
sian suite, entered the room and paid
their respects to the hosts. The greet
ings and exchanges between the erst-
while foes were very cordial