The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-09-08
FRIENDSHIP WITH
RUSSIA ASSURED
General TrepoH, Powerful Rus
sian Leader, Takes An
Optomistic View.
CONDITIONS ARE NOT BAD
He Declares That the Peace Terms Are
Satisfactory and That the Internal
Troubles Are Not at All
Alarming.
CONDITIONS ARE NOT BAD

Oyster Bay, Sept. 2.-President
Roosevelt has received III" following
cablegram from Emperor Nicholas:
Accept my congratulations and earn
est thanks for having brought the
peace negotiations to n successful con-
clusion owing to your personal ener-
getic efforts. My country will CRATE
fully recognize the great part you have
played in the Portsmouth peace confer
ence. Nicholas
That the Russian emperor should
thank President Roosevelt for his eft
forts TO insure peace otw"en Russia
and Japan was TO have been expected,
but it is particularly significant that in
his cabl"2ram the emperor extended TO
the president his "warmest thanks for
having brought the peace negotiations
to u successful conclusion.
The dispatch is regarded as one of
the most remarkable of its kind ever
sent by the head of one nation TO that
of another.
C~onaratulatnry messages by the score
are yet pouring il . the president.
The executive office here is completely
swamped and ii will be many days be
fore acknowledgements OF the receipt OF
all messages can be sent out.
Rockefeller Congratulates Him.
1t will ha impossible Tor tho presi-
dent himself to respond to the felici-
tations Of his friends everywhere, but
In course If tim" the Sender of each
message will rac"iv" Il response.
Among other ttl"Grams of rnnSratu-
lation received today Were those of
Emperor Francis Joseph, Vice Presi-
dent Fairbanks, Secretary of the In
terror hitchcock. General! Horace Por-
ter, Governor Glenn of North Carolina.
cNr.,,,l >,,,a,. ",,,,, 90, 1A,, L., ~ e.
John d. Rockefeller and many senators
and representatives in congress.
TrepoH Is Well Pleased.
81. Petersburg. Sept. 2.-~"rcrsonaliy,
I am satisiied-thorougllly satisfied"
was the emphatic response or General
Trapoff when asked for his opinion of
the peace conditions,
The general. as assistant minister Of
the interior, is more thoroughly in
touch with the aetna sentiment, and
situation throughout tn" empire than
any other Russian. II" added nat he
considered that Russia by thu terms
of peace had obtained all SHE could
have Obtained ny p~rciuIging tiit war.
Trepoff maintained tina; internal con-
ditions We're by no means serious or
critical.
The foreign press" 10 said. is mis-
taken in surprising that ther" is a rcvo-
luton III Russia. 1t is true that in
r"'li" '!tu 1919 i''N il:'o ,iio
81 "a ~ w ei,nn,; nn 'i s sorio,,. h,t thoro
is no revolution. The disorders are
only the sporadic work OF revolution
mo I'M, nc oynrtbrnw of Inc statn"
~ ,a,,,n Of IN. .r,,,y f,a,. Nav
c,l,, j. ,ccn,,,ing to T reno affarth ,,o
ero ,d FOR annrn;,cnsion II, viii he
necessary for a large part OF the army
to remain permanently in the far east,
and the home coming of The other part
will be a matter of many months.
1T took a year and u half" con-
tinued tie general. to set the present
force to Manchufla. me troops Will be
equally long IN returning. Naturally,
peace made az this m when it was
believed in the army mat they stood on
the eve OF victory, VIII cause bitterness
for q moment. but this viii Wear away
undo the pleasure or getting home
Hope in National Assembly.
passin" 10 the subject Of The ation
assembly and the coming elections IRE
nor saii that one of the great causes
OF Dissatisfaction would soon he re-
moved as work on the law regulating
the rirh, of assembly was proceeding
and = law would speedily be issuable
under which tho people would be able
to meet and discuss candidates, their
policies ard other lawful objects.
The police authorities We're not OPP
posed to such meetings and would not
interfere except when the proceedings
axe a sea!.'ol,s aurn' as me cores
no or = "a io ~. ..,,,ISia.ee rteno'i asaa, re-
$3.50 .an. 'N'N p" p11ss' q '"s
.vn,r a,naa,. h,~ ao,
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1na thorone,,ir I,ann,. =. "a .,;snan "
F" X. Nv
H'm's,'oe Wy necessary.
n. H.. Aug. "l.-up to
noon neither the RUSSIAN nor japanese
mission had received any information
regarding an arihls,lce; conclusion of
a formal armist'ce IS, however, not SO
important OF urgent as to create alarm
II q day or TWO eiapses before 1t is
proclaimed.
AS a mater or 1act a tacit under
standing mas existed ever since both
countries accepted ltooseEelts invita-
ton TO send pienipoteh,laries to Ports
mouth that there should be no genera
engagement uNtii the result OF the
meeting is known.
bolh oyaiha u 1ineVllch were or,
dered nov 70 give pattle without direct
ahd sPeelic instructions from theli