The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-08
PLANS OF PEACE
ENJOYS CHANGED
FIRST SESSION OF CONFERENCE
HELD TUESDAY.
Arrangements For Reception at Ports
mouth Are All Completsd-The
Program is Announced.

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On Board the U. s. Cruiser Calves
ton, off Newport, X. l., Aug. 6.-The
plans of the peace ENJOYS have been
changed for some reason which up to
the present time has not been revealed
by the officials in charge, and it is now
stated that the initial session of the
conference at Portsmouth will not be
held until Tuesday. The trip up the
sound from Oyster Bay was made at
a snails pace, owing to the heavy fog
which prevailed, and the conveying
cruisers lost touch with both the Dol
phin and the MayflOwer for several
hours today. The Maynower was f.
nally picked up by wireless and her
commander stated that she was going
to put into Newport.
The Dolphin, on which the japanese
ENJOYS were taking passage, anchored
outside of the harbor at Z o'clock to-
night Shortly afterwards Lieutenant
Commander Winslow, from the May
flower, sent word that the Russian en-
voys had decided to complete the trip
by rail and that they had left in the
private car Of the president Of the New
York, New Haven & Hartford railway.
No reason was assigned for this sud
den change of program, and Assistant
Secretary of State Peirce and Colonel
Brownlow, the Presidents military aid,
went ashore to find out the reason for
the change in plan.
The Dolphin will remain here until
morning, according to the present pro-
gram, when she will continue her trip.
PROGRAM AT PORTSMOUTH.
Portsmouth, N. H., Aug. 6.-All Of
the arrangements for the reception of
the peace envoys are practically COM
pleted, and if the weather is favorable
this historic city will see one of the
largest crowds ever within its borders
on Tuesday.
The program as arranged is as fol-
lows: The Japanese ENJOYS are ex-
pected to arrive in the lower harbor
on the Dolphin about 10, and they
will disembark from vessels into
launches and proceed to the navy yard,
where they will be received at the
landing by Admiral Meade, officers of
the yard and marine guard. The Gus
tomaTy salute of 10 guns will be given
ss the plenipOtentiaries leave their ves-
sci and arrive at the navy yard. The
Russian ENJOYS will come from their
hotel soon afterwards and will also be !
saluted.
At II o'clock Admiral Meade will
tender the envoys a banquet in the
banquet room In the general store I
building Shortly after 10 o'clock the |
distinguished visitors will enter ba-
rouches and be driven through the
town of Kettery and across the Ports
mouth and Kettery bridge to this city.
On the arrival at Noble Island they
will be met by a provisional regiment
of the New Hampshire National Guard,
composed Of companies of the First
and Second regiments, in charge of |
Col. Edmond Tetley.
The party will be escorted through
Market, Congress, Middle and State
streets to the Rockingham county
court house, where the party will be
formally received on behalf of the state
by Gov John McLane. The receiving
party will consist of the governor his |
staff and council and Senators CALM
ger and Burnham, Congressman Sullo-
way and Congressman Currier, Judge
Calvin Page and Mayor William E.
Marvin. The reception will be Of short
duration, and after the party has been
formally presented by Assistant Secre-
tary Of State Herbert d. Peirce they
will take an automobile and proceed to
the Hotel Wentworth, Newcastle. At
the hotel the Japanese envoys will oc-
cupy suite of rooms In the main
house, while the Russians will have
similar quarters in the annex OF the
hotel. The building in which the
peace ENJOYS are to hold their sessions
at the navy yard has been sumptuously
fitted up with special furniture sent
from Washington, and already several
persons are negotiating for
the purchase of the various articles af-
ter the peace ENJOYS have concluded
their deliberations.
The peace ENJOYS are to be trans
ported TO and from the navy yard on
pleasant days in launches, for which
specially selected crews have been pro-
vided by the navy department On
stormy days they will be taken to and
from their deliberations in automo-
biles
The coming Of the peace ENJOYS has
attracted many strangers, and all of
the hotels are filled to their utmost
capacity. Tonight the city presents a
gala appearance, nearly all of the
buildings along the line Of march are
handsomely decorated.