Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-06
NOW DEADLY QUILL
ENJOYS Leave Scene of Big
Conference.
RESTORING QUARTERS
NAVY YARD BUILDING STRIPPED
OF FURNITURE.
Government Business in Progress for
Winding Up-Local
Matters.
RESTORING QUARTERS

PORTSMOUTH. N. H.. September g.
Life in the picturesque section of New Eng
land, which for the last four weeks has
centered around the proceedings OF the
peace conference, began slipping back into
normal channels today with the departure
OF NJ Witte and the Russian mission on a
special train for New York and of the men,
bers Of the Japanese encourage who did not
GO with Baron Komura last night. M
Witte was up early this morning and before
he had taken breakfast a crowd had as
sembled on the hotel veranda to see him
of He shook hands with each Of the per-
sons gathered about him, and when he
started he was given cheers and cries OF
"Adieu."
Mr.. Takahira. who headed the Japanese
party, also was heartily cheered.
At the navy yard the work has already
begun of restoring the general store to Its
former condition. The furniture will be
shipped back to Washington. including the
table on which the treaty was signed. This
piece OF furniture may be preserved by the
department of state and also the chairs in
which the plenipotentiaries sat. The build
ing will, however, continue to be known as
the peace building"
Mr.. Pelrce, the assistant secretary of
state, will remain here this week to wind up
the governments business in connection
with the conference.
Capt. Cameron MGR. Winslow, command
ing the Mayflower, was among the last to
take leave of NJ. Witte. The Russian plen-
ipotentiary thanked Capt Winslow in his
own and the emperors name for the hos
pitality which NJ. Wittee and his mission
had enjoyed aboard the Mayflower, and pre-
sented him with an autograph photograph.
In perpetuatlon of the historic part which
the navy yard has played In the last month
it has been suggested that a bronze tablet
be placed on the walls OF the peace build
pitality which NJ. Witte and his mission
mouth" brought about within Its walls.
Even today some orders to this effect were
given.
The news of the signing OF the treaty was
communicated Immediately by the ministers
of war and marine respectively to the army
and navy commanders in the far east. This
transmission means putting into operation
the beginning of an armistice, for orders
concerning the armtstice mad already been
sent to the far east, and 1t will become op-
erative with the official statement from here
that the treaty has been signed. Many
minor details of the armistice will be ar
RANGED in the field.
The rumors that the peace treaty, as
printed in the Star. contains a secret clause
are declared the best authority to be
utterly unfounded. The treaty contains no
clauses which will not be published with the
ratification OF the document
Komura in Boston.
BOSTON, September 6-Baron Komura,
the Japanese chief peace envoy, and those
of his party who came here last night were
the guests at breakfast today at the Hotel
Touraine OF the Naniwa Dining Club an
association of leading japanese merchants
OF this city. After the breakfast which
was an informal affair, Baron Komura and
his suite went to Harvard University, of
which institution the baron Is an alumnus
The party expected to pass several hours
at the university and leave for New York
this afternoon.