Morris tribune., 1905-09-16


which E. Fl. Hartman, the wealthy
American railway man, was riding
| with Ito. Ten Christian churches and
| one mission school were burned, and
the Office Of the government newspaper
organ, Kolzumin Shimbun, was wreck
ed. Troops modified for the war were
called upon to put down the uprising,
and martial law was declared. This
| together with inclement weather serv-
| ed to check the mob outbursts. Sim
I liar expressions Of disapproval were
reported from other Japanese cities.
| Nearly all Of the newspapers speak of
the treaty as an insult to the Japanese
| people. Nowhere was there the slight
est disposition to celebrate the conclu-
sion of peace. 1t was freely predicted
be compelled to resign as soon as the
diet met. A number of the opposition
statesmen met and urged Oyama to
continue the war while they prepared
to oppose the ratification Of the treaty.
Chaos In the Caucasus.
An outbreak Of an interracial war
fare between the Tartars and Arme-
mans in the southeastern section of
the Caucasus was reported from Baku,
the principal city Of the oil district. In
the outlying oil fields from which the
crude oil comes everything above earth
had been destroyed, and the great oil
reservoirs were rapidly burning. Over
1000 persons were reported to have
been killed in battle, and vast damage
to property was incurred The terror
the city in great fear after the mobs
had overcome the troops in the local
garrison. The first fighting was in
Balakhan. The public buildings at Baku
were guarded by troops, and many Of
the foreign Inhabitants boarded ships
and went to sea to escape the danger.
Martial law was proclaimed. Thou
sands Of workingmen thrown out Of
employment by the burning of facto-
ries Joined in the irregularities, and
general revolution against existing au-
thority was feared. The Baku oil fields
are the largest in the world not con-
rolled by the Standard Oil company.
The Treaty of Peace Signed.
It was almost p N. On Sept. when
clerk rushed out Of the big brick gov
eminent storage house of the Ports
mouth navy yard and breathlessly told
the group Of waiting correspondents
that the treaty had been signed. At |
the same time soldier waved a red |
flag to the battery fifty yards away,
and the guns doomed out their salute,
followed by the playing Of the band, |
the pealing Of bells from the churches |
of Portsmouth and the footing of |
steamship sirens and factory whistles. |
The treaty thus greeted at the place
Of its conclusion and which in few
was transmitted to the civ
ilized world by means Of the telegraph
and extra editions Of the papers had
been signed at exactly 3:47 D. m. by
the four plenipotentiaries of Japan and
Russia -Komura, Takahira, Witte and
Rosen- bad brought to close the
greatest armed conflict in history. The
Russian and Japanese secretaries and
attaches, as well as a number Of Amer
leans especially invited, were grouped
about the ENJOYS at the long mahogany
liable In the conference room, including
Governor McLane of New Hampshire,
Rear Admiral Mead, Assistant Score
AIRY Of State Peirce and Mayor Marvin
II Portsmouth. Four copies of the
reaty were in the hands of the secre-
aries, two in English being placed be-
ore Komura and two in French being