Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-08-19
PEACE CONFERENCE.
Historic City Where Russian
And Japanese ENJOYS Are
Now Debating.
Honor Pays The Board Bills OF The
Nations Guests At Portsmouth.

city of Portsmouth, the meeting place
of the envoys charged with finding out
the terms upon which Japan and Russia
can make pAoce. The commissioners
whose duty it is TO agree upon basis
for the ending,of terrible war meet un-
der circumstances of unusual nature
They are the guests ofthe United States,
according TO an Invitation extended by
President Roosevelt, whose good offices
brought about the negotiations for peace.
Uncle Sam will expend something like
$4,000 in the entertainment OF these
distinguished guests.
Portsmouth is noted not only as one
OF the oldest cities in the United States.
but az one of the coolest places in the
land in midsummer 1t is near the
mouth of the Piscataqua river and is
famed by breezes from the Atlantic
ocean, which is but few miles away
On an island upon the coast about five
miles from Portsmouth is big sum
mer hotel, which was selected as the
quarters of the visiting delegations. The
proprietors We're glad to have the honor
OF entertaining the Russian and Japan
ese ENJOYS and their respective suits,
and honor was all they would hear of in
the way OF payment. The navy depart.
mcnt placed the navy yard at Ports
mouth at the service OF the peace con-
ierees and gave them the unrestricted
and sole use oil the equipment building,
recently erected at n cost OF over l20, 900
The navy yard is on an island in the
middle of the Piscataqua river and forms
part OF the town of kittery, in Maine.
Entrance To this island is restricted by
the naval authorities To those having
business there, so that the peace com
missioners are guaranteed seclnsion and
need fear no espionage or interruption
in their work. The vessels Dolphin and
Mayfower, belongiug to the navy de-
partment, have been placed at the full
disposal OF the commissioners
There is deal of romance in the his
tory and associations OF Portsmouth. 1t
was settled only three years after the
pilgrims landed n Plymouth, and its
dignitied aspect takes ones thoughts
back To colonial and Revolutionary
times. Many OF the stately homes have
sheltered personages famous in American
annals. In the belfry OF st. Iohn's Epis-
copal church hangs The bell which Sir
William Pepperell captured from the
French in the expedition to Louisburg in
l745. For sixty years il hung in Queens
chapel, and when that ancient ediiiee
was destroyed by fire In 1906 the bell
was recast by Paul Revere, hero OF the
Revolution.
Captain Thomas Pickering and Daniel
Webster and General Fitzjohn Porter
were few among the one time residents
of Portsmouth whose names may be
found on the scroll of fame. In the
Portsmouth navy yard some of the best
ships thai fought the battles of Uncle
sam in early days were put together.
Among them was the old kearsarge
The Portsmouth navy yard is still an
important station.
The peace ENJOYS are all well known
in the world OF diplomacy. Count Ser
gius Witte, who heads the Russian COM
mission, is the foremost Liberal states
man of Russia and his appointment was
most agreeable to the japanese ENJOYS,
Who entertain for him the highest es-
teem His colleague is Baron Roman
Romanovitch Rosen, the Russian en-
anese minister To the United States,
kogoro Takahira, is one member OF the
Japanese commission and the other is
Baron Jutaro komura, who as the chief
envoy from the land OF the mikado is a
parsonage of special interest He is no
stranger To Americans, as he was minis
ter To this country some half dozen
wears ago. He is the present minister
oi foreign affairs of Japan and is regard
ed as the ablest diplomat that country
has vel produced He obtained part oi
his education in America, al Harvard
university, where he gave especial at
tention to the study oi international
law
Latest reports from the conference, AZ
furnished by press dispatches, indicate
that prospects for peace are distinctly
brighter. Eight OF the articles OF the
treaty have been considered and agreed
upon, with three more remaining. among
the latter being the question Of indem-
nifty TO Japan This, it is thought, will
bring a crisis in the negotiations and IL
is doubtful ii an agreement will be easily
reached. Article 9, as this clause is
designated, provides that Russia shall
pay 10 Japan an enormous cash iademl'