The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-11
DISAPPOINTMENT
TO PORTSMOUTH
BECAUSE PEACE ENJOYS DID NOT
ARRIVE.
kettery, Where the Real Negotiations
viii Take Place, Has Not Been
Heard From.

Portsmouth, N, H., Aug. THE
non-arrival of the Russian and Japa-
nese peace envoys today was a great
disappointment to the public, Gov. Nc
Lane and other state officials, but the
public is promised that they will be
given the original program tomorrow
as was outlined for today.
Particular interest today has ueen
centered in the movements of M. Wit
te, who last evening arrived in Boston
from Newport by special train, and
each incoming train has been watched
by large number of people, including
newspaper correspondents and pho
tographers, but he will not arrive until
early tomorrow. The Mayfiower and
Dolphin left Newport this morning
and were reported by wireless this af-
ternoon as passing Cape Cod shortly
after 4. At this rate of speed they are
expected to arrive in the lower harbor
between and 3 tomorrow. morning.
When they reach here tomorrow all
homage will be paid to the distin-
guished guests. At 10 o'clock Rear Ad-
miral Mead will make an official call
upon both the Russian and japanese
ENJOYS aboard the Mayfower and Dol
phin. and there will be the customary
interchange of salutes between the
ships and the saluting battery at the
navy yard At II o'clock the ENJOYS
will come up to the navy yard and be
received with more salutes and then
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Admiral Mead At this late breakfast
for New Hampshire people the ENJOYS
will get their first look at the building
in which they are to meet in grave de-
liberation, for the repast will be served
in the banquet room of this structure,
and after the ENJOYS and invited guests
have regaled themselves at the spread,
served under the direction of a Wash
ington caterer, they will take carriages.
and, accompanied by Assistant Secre-
tary Peirce, without military escort.
leave the yard for this city. At the
New Hampshire line they will be met
by the regiment of the National Guard
under the command of Col. Tetley. The
only exercises here will be a military
5diule Wy SOi. ltllty, VIM Will an
nounce to Secretary Peirce that he is
delegated to escort the party to the
governor of New Hampshire. Then.
headed by band of music and mill
tary escort, the distinguished party
will take a short ride through the city
to the county court house, where the
governor will formally greet the en-
voys.
The ceremonies will be very brief
and will include brief speech by Gov.
McLane. If any response Is made it
will be by Baron De Rosen and Minis
ter Takahira for their respective gov
ernments.
Considerable indignation was aroused
this afternoon among the newspaper
men when II was learned that permis-
| sion would only be granted to two pho
! tographers to be present at the navy
yard on the arrival of the peace en-
voys, and those were not legitimately
connected with any newspaper AS the
upshot of the matter a petition was
drawn up, signed by the leading news
paper representatives and sent to Sec
retary Bonaparte, who granted per-
mission for two men to be selected for
the purpose.
The North Atlantic squadron is ex-
pected to rendezvous off the Isle Of
Shoals about August 10.