Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-03
that Ceremony Will Take Place
Monday OF Tuesday.
PRESIDENT WILL ENTERTAIN ENJOYS
Delegations Will Be Guests Of Chief E1ecu
tive at Luncheon on Separate Days
LONG SESSION ON ISLANDS DIVISION
Talk Lasts Until Midnight ana
Japan, After Long Argument,
Comes 20 Terms with
the Russians.

PORTSMOUTH, n. H.. Sept. 2.--The last
point in dispute was arranged at a meeting
of the Russian and Japanese plenipoten-
tiaries, which ended at IL o'clock tonight,
and It is possible that the treaty may be
signed Monday.
As the plenipotentiaries emerged from NJ.
Whites room. where the conference was
held Baron de Rosen was asked II a final
agreement had been reached He did not
answer
"wnl there be a meeting tomorrow
NO" he replied. there is no necessity
for one, the clerks can do the rest"
1t is now understood that the treaty will
consist of seventeen articles preceded by
short preamble in which, it is asserted on
good authority. no allusion will be made to
the action displayed by President Roosevelt
in bringing about the peace conference
which led to the conclusion Of the treaty.
saLhaIiu Not to he Fortified.
The treaty will not be engrossed by the
two caligraphers sent by the State depart.
meht At the last moment It was decided
to have attaches of the two missions per-
form this work The articles rela ting TO the
non-fortiicaton of the island of Sskhalin
and Ia Pcrouse straits and the evacuation
| OF ManChuria were settled, both parties
binding themselves not to fortify the island.
! La Perouse is to be open" and Japan
| agrees not to erect works to command the
strait
The article relating to the evacuation of
Manchuria provides that the troops. imme-
/ dately upon the exchange Of final ratifca-
tions are to he Withdrawn respectively to
the lines of Mukden and Hardin, and tho
number OF railroad guards in ordinary
/ times is limited but provision is made for
/ the dispatch Of troops for the protection OF
J the line in case of disorders. in case they
| are withdrawn when their mission is An
! shed. There are said TO be four "annexes"
to the treaty, covering matters which could
not be elaborated in the treaty itself.
Conference over saIShaIin.
The statement in the Associated Press
! last night that the series of conferences
| which continued until almost midnight re-
! lated to differences over the article eons
! corning the division OF Salthalin is fully
confirmed. The Japanese at first were In
| clined to be obdurate. but arrangement
mutually satisfactory Professionally
agreed to. and it is expected to be finally
ratified by the chief plenipotentiaries dur
ing the day.
The article relating to Sakhslln will be in
accordance with the original agreement as
given in the Associated dispatches Tuesday
night, namely. mutual obligation not to
fortify Sakhalin and obligation Of Japan
not to fortlfy La Perouse straits. The only
other question which remains to be solved
! is involved in the details of the evacuation
Of hanchuria. The troops are TO be imme-
diately Withdrawn, the japanese to the line
Of Mukden and the Russians to Hardin.
The details of the subsequent withdrawal
have not yet been arranged.
Status of straits.
The japanese desired that the word de-
scribng the status OF La Perouse straits
should be open" but the Russians wanted
1t distinctly specified that no fortihcatlons
should be erected on Japan's side which
could support war feet under whose
guns a fleet could operate. They did not
want the situation to be similar to that
of Gibraltar, which, although open"
could, IL England desired, be instantly
closed. AS to the evacuation OF Man
churia, the Japanese want the method and
time of the withdrawal of the troops par
ticularized and the number OF the rail-
road guards" which are to remain speci-
fed in the bond. To permit this question
to be left open would be equivalent to a
tacit understanding that Russia was to
retain its sphere of influence" in north
ern and Japan its in southern Manchuria.
II would revive in a way the situation
which existed before the war. The control
OF Manchuria might become a bone of
contention leading eventually TO another
war.
The interruption with communication
with Japan may delay slightly the siEniAE
OF the treaty. The Associated Press can
state definitely that messages have
reached the japanese plenipotentaries for
four days and they are now proceeding un-
der their general instructions A cable has
been received from the japanese consul at
Hong Kong saying that he could not tell
when communication would be restored.
The typhoon which interrupted communica-
tions very severe, but II was not known
whether 1t affected both the land and SUBJ
marine lines Baron Komura has not yet
: decided whether. upon the engrossment of
the treaty, he will assume the responsibility
OF signing It without direct authorization.
. II he does not, however the delay would
be only a matter Of two three days, az
a special steamer could go from Shanghai
to Nagasaki in nifty hours.
The Japanese say the emperor's failure to
send a message OF thanks TO President
Roosevelt is undoubtedly due to the inter-
ruption OF communication.
Arrange for Meeting EnvOys.
OYSTER BAY. L. l.. Sept 2.-ArranEe-
; ments have already been shaped IA a ten
tative way for the return OF President
Roosevelt to Washington. Such business
as is not Of a pressing nature is being
|, postponed until the president can take IL
up directly with his cabinet ofieers at the
q White House.
: At present Il is the presidents intsn-
tion 70 leave oyster Bay for Washington
' on Saturday morning. September 30. Mean
while at Sycamore Hill he will receive and
entertain the Russian and japanese pleni-
, potentiaries IL Is expected that they will
be the guests Of the president and Mrs.
Y | Roosevelt, the Russians being entertained
one day and the japanese another.
The dates for the luncheons have not
n heen hxed, but will be dependent In great