Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-31

Peace - Russia Welcomes End o
War - Not So Japan.
Rome, Aug. ao.-The pope was
Informed of the conclusion Of
peace In the far east early this
morning. He Immediately rose,
exclaiming:
This Is the happiest news Of
my life. Thank God for PresI-
dent Roosevelt's ourase.'
The pontff telegraphed later to
emperor Nicholas his conqratula.
tlons to him and to the world.
Marienbad, Austria, Auq. 3d.
King Edward VII, upon receipt OF
the peace announcement immedI-
ateiy dispatched his congratuIa-
tlons to the emperors of Japan
and Russia and to President
Roosevelt.
London, Aug. 3o.-There was a
buoyant feeling exhibited today
on the stock exchange and at ali
the continental bourses stocks of
aii descriptions made advances,
Russian and Japanese bonds
showing substantial gains.
Libau, Russia, Aug. 3o.-A oen-
eral strike has been broIIoh%
about here by the order for the
mobilization of troops.
Paris, Aug. 3o.-The unwaver-
ing conviction that President
hooseselt's noble Initiative would
cuiminate In peace has received
Its reward. The news OF the sue.
cessful termination Of the confer.
ence at Portsmouth produced :
profound impression when It was
communicated to the members Of
the diplomatic corps and the hiah
offlclals OF the government, who
unanimously expressed the keen
est satisfaction that the heavy
strain and anxiety had been re-
moved, and President Roosevelt,s
unrelenting persistency was aener.
ally considered to have been tho
main factor in bringing about the
happy result.
st. Petersburg, Aug. 80. The
peace news was received here,
without any manifestations Of
Joy. The city shows absolutely no
evidence Of the receipt of the It'd
lngs. 1t can safely be said that
the general feeling among the
more intelligent classes is that
Justice has been done at Ports
mouth. Expressions of relief are
heard that there will be no furth-
err bloodshed but "inqIorious
peace" Is a disappointment to
many. The reception of the news
here shows that interest In the
war has been foreign In the
masses who In no sense have been
In sympathy with its objects.
Oyster Bay, Aug. 3O.-The crownt
heads of the world unite with disti
gulshed statesmen of America and e
rope In according the glory of pea,
between Russia and Japan to Pre-.
dent Roosevelt. Throughout last mig,
and today congratulations poured in {
the President in a great food. The
came from persons Of low and his
degree and from all quarters of ii
civilized world.
A Great Victory.
Washington, D. G., Aug. 30.-T1
successful elimination of the confe
ence at Portsmouth is no less a Ii
umph for President Roosevelt than {,
peace. The victory is his victor
His strong dominating personality De
vaded the conference room from IL
instant the plenipotentiaries of Japs
and Russia entered it to make the
first exchanges and it continued to e
ercise an influence upon their cou
ellis that prevented passion and u
reason from supplanting judiciousne,
and reason.
The president met every emergent
with prudence and wisdom combine
with insistence. He refused to rega,
any of the numerous crises that aro,
during the three weeks the plenipote
tiaries were striving to outbluff an
outwit each other as definite and fl
al cause for failure and always w,
ready with word or suggestion th
enabled Baron Komura and M. Wit
to come togesther on terms of ami
after it seemed to those gentleme
that they had reached the parting
the ways.
Bold In His Appeals.
On several occasions when Witte ,
komura were hard to placate IL
President did not hesitate to appe
to their respective sovereign
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