Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-09-02
.4RMIsTIcE is SIGNED, TO TAKE
EFFECT WHEN THE TREATY.
HAS BEEN CONFIRMED.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
WILL CELEBRATE
State VIII Hold Reception In Honor
Of the PIenipotentiarie in the Near
Future-Treaty viii Probably Be
Ready Sunday and Signed by
Wednesday.

Wednesday.
Portsmouth, Sept. 1. = An arm
stice has been signed to take eff
lect after the signatures have
been affixed to the treaty.
The delay in the cessation of
'hostilities was due to the refusal
Of Japan to consent to an earlier
time.
Oyster Bay, Sept. I. Presi-
dent Roosevelt received today an
Invitation on behalf of the state of
New Hampshire to attend ban
quet which is to be rendered by
the state to the peace ENJOYS of
Russia and Japan. The banquet
probably will be held at the Mt.
Washington House in the White
Mountains at some time in the
near future.
Washington, D. c., Sept. 1.-Ed-
ward B. Russ of the diplomatic bu-
reau of the department of state,
has gone to Portsmouth for the
purpose of engrosslng the treaty
of peace. He took with him an
ample supply of the parchment in
variabIy used for treaties.
Portsmouth, Sept. 4. - Mr.. Sato
In explanation of Japan's Insist
ence that the armistice shall not
90 into effect until the treaty Is
signed, said: ut is necessary that
not only the commanders In the
field, but all the commanders of
ships shall be notified and this
necessarily requires little time.
Japan did not desire to have the
armistice 90 Into effect until the
commanders on sea and land had
been notified, thus lnsuring the
maintenance of the agreement"
Portsmouth, Sept. /. - 1t is now ez
oected that the text of the peac
,reaty will be completed by tomorrow
night or Sunday. The full summarize
f not the actual text will then b
cabled to Toxic and st. Petersbur
'or the approval of the respective gov
ernments and by Tuesday or Wednes
lay at the latest, Witte and Komur
expect to receive final authority to al
tx their signatures.
The subsequent exchange of ratifica
ions by the two governments will b
simply formality.
The conditions for complete sus
pension of hostilities marking the cor
clusion Of war will be arranged, e1
cept for the minor details by the pier
potentiaries here.
Emperor Nicholas has cabled to N
lie Witte his chief peace plenipoter
F1ary, saying he has telegraphed t
Gen. Linevitch directing him to al
range. an armistice with Marsha
0yama, the Japanese commander i,
chief.
M. .>de Witte Marked Man.
So far as expressing one little wor
If approval Of all that M. de Witte ha
lone, of giving him credit for the hor
orable peace which he has secured fo
Russia, that the emperor has no
lone.
If M. de Witte were not such
strong man, if he had not been 70
years under the cloud of imperial dis
'avor, one would say, ''poor de Witte
There is no longer any doubt that h
IS marked for sacrifice"
Some information has come to tn
attention Of correspondents her
which shows the spirit which prevail
IN the palace at Peterhof and amon'
he war party at st. Petersburg. N.
that peace has come ez
SITS there. Instead, there is anger
anger because the Japanese in S,
nagnanimous a manner surrendere,
Ill claim to indemnity and acceded t.
he czar's ultimatum' to take half O
Sakhalin or nothing.
Car Angry At Roosevelt.
There is anger at the President, il
spite of the cars official expression
# thanks, for having by his persona
energetic efforts" brought the nego
iations to a successful conclusion.
Japan cannot be blamed The Unit
ID States cannot be blamed. So it il
lpon the head of M. de Witte who's,
wise and polite handling Of the nego
iations has enabled Russia to emergt
With diplomatic victory after con
tant succession of defeats upon the
that the thunderbolts of thu
niger of the czar and his advisers are
alling.
From the president of the priv,
.Ounci1 and one or two of the min
sters M. de Witte has heard. Coun
minister for foreign af
airs who is his personal friend ant