Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-17

Portsmouth, ~ H., Aug. 16.-The
prospects Of peace are distinctly
brighter tonight. The plenipotentiaries
are now lshoring with a seriousness
and tarneetneSs which leave not the
slightest doubt that both are anxious
to conclude Il treaty. Though the main
points remain to be tackled and the
plenirOt cutilricS of each side outward
" speak rs if unless the other gives
way. tie conference will go to pieces
the sphit of compromise is in the air.
Wher he returned to the hotel, tonight.
NJ. White who was tired out with ms
hard days work, said:
II am doing all | can do for peace.
OF the eight articles, we have already
considered. | have yielded seven. No
other states man in Russia would haHe
dared to 90 50 much, and | have done
what | have. done upon my own re
sponsibility."
From IA authoritative source, il is
now possible to forecast with far
degree of accuracy that the crisis Will
come on next Monday. Article and
. S, dealing With the fate of the Chinese
Eastern Railroad having been dispose!
Of. today. there remains in addition to
the crSSiOn IT Sakhalin which Wa
PASSED over. aGrccIn, mt being inlposSi-
BILE. the question of indemnity, Whlcn
will com" w. tomorrow. as Artlcl" y
the Ii IMITATION upon ItusSa'S sea power
III the Far East. the surrender Of the
informed warships ana the grant to
Japan of fishing rights on the littnra!
north Of NlaGivostok.
To An except the latter. to which
Russia will agree. negative answer
has been returned, absolute in the case
of Indemnity and Sakhalin Perhaps
both the others may be modified and
yielded by NJ. Witte in order t
strengthen lis insistence upon Japan
use concession upon indemnity am
Saki.Lliu. To yield on either OF the lat
ter, i ran BE- regarded rs practically
certain that NJ. White would consult
the Emncror.
The Exchange Of views on the five re-
naming articles is expected Ia he com
plctc,l. Friday or Saturday morning. n
tn latest III, pleniroteutiaries vii
then adjourn until Monday ana the in
tenn will probably be used by the plen-
irutcntlaricS to consult their respective
governments When they meet, Mon
, d.jN their last cards will be thrown up
ON Iii" table. Proposition perhaps vii
IL met by counter proposition. If there
is Ia lac BARGAINING. it will come ther
AMI suddenly. the conference Will be
oN.r or uea,e will be assured. The
Ih,uir,ot,mtiIrics will come togethe,
with protocols drawn up to sign and
part or stay for the elaboration of the
treaty Of Washington.
Article : and s were disposed of, to.
day. the former Gin principle the lat
ter unanimously" according to the Of
fetal bulletins. Article : provides for
The ccsSiun to China of the branch OF
the Chinese Eastern Railroad running
south from Hardin to Port Arthur anC
nalny ANA with Il branch line connect
my New ChwanG with the Shan-Hai-
kWan-Ticn Tsin road. Article pro-
yid,y Tor the retention by Russia of the
line through northern Manchuria
which forms the connecting link Of the
main line Of the Trans-Siberian and the
tssarri RAILROAD with its terminus al
NlaGivostoll and Harborovsk.
From both sides. The Associated
Press is infnlfncd that the acceptance
lin prinriple"fof Article only means
that certain POINTS remain to be clab-
grated not that dispute still exists.
But this may possibly be only 4 con-
N'nl"nt method of postponing until the
lEldl struggle the acccptance of an ar