The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-06
DETAILS OF THE SIGNING.
Exact Time s:5O ?. m. The Exchange of Speeches of Good VIII

O1 speeches OI OOOu WI"
 Portsmouth, N. H., Sept. 5.-Three o'clock was the hour set for the final session of the conference. An hour be- fore that time heavy thunder shower was in progress, but as M. Witte and Baron Rosen left the hotel in an auto- mobile at 2:25 for the navy yard the rain had stopped When Baron Ko- mura and MT. Takahira entered their au- tomobile twenty minutes later the sun suddenly shone out, which called forth the remark from Baron Komura: Tt is good omen for peace" This remark was cheered by the crowd which gath- cred to see the Japanese depart
 Russians Arrive.
 The Russian pIenipotentiaries reached the yard at a quarter of 3 o'clock, and received an ambassadorial salute of nineteen guns. The yard presented a lively scene as the automobile ba1ring M. tNitte and Baron Rosen dashed up to the conference budding. To one si6e in special full dress were twp colE- panies of marines commanded by Major Moses, who rendered the prescribed honors as M Witte and Baron R1sea passed the front.
 , Grouped in front ot the conference hall were a large number of corre- spondents who had been admitted to the navy yard at the special request of M. Witte, and they gave hial a hearty cheer as he alighted from his automobile and was greeted i'll the ves- tibule by Mir. Peirce, she third assist ant secretary of state; Admiral Mead, commander of the yard, and Command CT Cameron MeR. Winslow, command ing the Mayfower and the five midship- men, who were ordered here for duty in connection with the peace confer ence. Midshipmen Harrington, Bagley, Blackburn, Ingersoli and Leary were in special full dress uniforms.
 Japanese Late in Arriving.
 The Russians went at once to their private offices adjoining the conference room to await the arrival of the Jap anese, who did not reach the navy yard until 3 o'clock. Baron Komura and Mir. Takahfra were also saluted with nine teen guns as they entered the yard. They were ushered at once to the Jap anece offices at the opposite end of the conference room. Then the Russian sec- retaries came over and began the com- parative reading of the Russian and Japanese copies, which required about twenty minutes. Upon the completion of this task they then compared the two copies of the protocol of the final sitting, leaving only the exact hour to be filled in.
 EnyOys Enter Conference Room.
 It was just $40 when the plenipo- tentiaries entered the conference room from their respective offices. They merely bowed to each other and took their accustomed seats at the long ta- bIes around which their negotiations have been conducted. Instead of the secretaries sitting next the plenipoten- tiaries, however, these chairs were oc- cupied by the remaining delegates. M. Witte sat at the center ofthe table facing the window. On his right was Baron Rosen and Captain Roussine, the latter occupying the seat of M. Martens, Wuu WdS u6CdllSu dL HIS IlOL6l Dy h. disposition. On M. Witte's left sat Mr. Pokotiloff and General Fermaloff
 Directly opposite M Witte was Baron Komura, with MT. Takahira and MT. Sato on his right and MT. Dennison and MT. Yamaza on his left. At one end of the table sat MT. P1ancon with the Russian originals of the treaty in French and English and the final pro- tocol Grouped around the table were Sthe other members of the two missions and the invited witnesses.
 # Invited Guests.
 Among these were MT. Peirce, as the personal representative of the presi- dent; Admiral Meade, commander of the navy yard; Captain Winslow, com manding the Mayfiower; the governor of New Hampshire and the mayor of Portsmouth.
 Tire Signing
 As soon as the delegates had taken @ Continued on Page Eighty
 | f