Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-08-08
LAPS DRIVEN SACK.
Linevitch Reports Several
 Skirmishes With Enemy.
ST. PETERSBURG PEACE GOSSIP.
Chief of Police of Homel Orders Jews to Be Shot Who Approach Within Fifty Feet of His
 Carriage.

OurrIdEes
 ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 8. Dis. patches were received at the foreign office yesterday from M. Witte relating to the reception of the Russian and Japanese missions at Oyster Bay. A host of irresponsible rumors were spread concerning their purport, and gossip even busied itself with the Japa- nese terms of peace. which the dis patches were said to contain; but, ac- cording to an official of the foreign of flee, NJ. Witte's dispatches stated dis tinctly that the question of the Japa- nese terms had not yet been discussed.
 The papers devote practically their entire telegraphic columns to dispatch es from the United States and com ment in the various capitals of Europe on the prospects of peace. Even the news of the war is receiving minor at tention.
 Special dispatches from New York to the Russian papers lay stress upon the dread manifested in certain quar- ters of the United States that Japanese hegemony in the western Pacific may bode ill for America, the American possessions and trade aspirations in the Pacific. These dispatches refer to the fact that prayers were offered in the churches throughout the country for the successful outcome of the peace negotiations and quote the opinion of various American newspapers regard ing the Japanese demands, but with out provoking comment.
 It is now practical certainty that an imperial manifesto summoning to- gether the representatives of the peo- pie will be issued on Saturday, the birthday of Grand Duke Alexis Nicho- laieyitch, heir to the Russian throne, thereby coming at most opportune time. as the first news. of the peace ne- gotiations, either good or ill, will have been received by then.
 An official dispatch received here frsm General Linevitch reports that on Aug. the Russians approached the villages of Nanchenchensi and Suisulu- chua, forcing the Japanese to evacuate their frontal positions and retreat to their fortifications. The following day the Japanese advanced. but were forced to retire. On Aug. also the Russians drove the Japanese from the village of Landunchensi, twelve miles south of Taogau. -......
 Telegraphing under date of Aug. 5, General Linevitch confirms the report that the Japanese, after destroying the post at Castries bay, returned to their ships.
 The chief of police of Homel has is- sued a manifesto that. as his life has been twice attempted by Jews of the lowest classes, hereafter any such men approaching within fifty paces of his carriage will be shot. He also has in- structed the Cossacks to fire on houses from which abusive remarks are made.
 The police authorities at Lodz, Po- land, have arrested 16S workmen who were leaders in the last strike. The workmen threaten a general strike un- less their representatives are released before Aug. 12.
 Twenty thousand persons assembled in the Senate square at Helsingfors. Finland. to protest against the pro posal of the government to remove political offenders from the jurisdic- tion of the local authorities. transfer ring their trials to the Russian mili- tary court.
 The meeting demanded the arrest of the governor and the chief of police, who, it is declared. had fomented the disturbances which occurred last Jan uary. The meeting further insisted upon the disbanding of the Russian gendarmess in Finland, the abolition of the dictatorship and censorship and the restoration of the liberty of the press. A resolution was passed de- claring that as the present diet was too weak an extraordinary diet should be summoned to discuss the question of universal suffrage.
 The police did not interfere with the meeting.