Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-09-05
WILL SIGN TREATY TODAY
Final Ceremony in Peace Negotiations
Takes Place This Afternoon,
KNOWN As TREATY OF PORTSMOUTH
Baron Rosen VIII Make a short visit
TO Harvard, His Alma Mater,
Before Going TO oyster
Bay.

EOh CMOl H. ~ H. sept - 4 ne Nlbs-
ing act Of the peace conference promises
TO be a very tame affair. There will be
no spectacular features. Arrangements
have been made for the signing of the
Treaty Of Portsmouth" at 3 o'clock p. m.
tomorrow in the conference room of the
naval stores building Besides the plenipo-
tentiarIes only Assistant Secretary Peirce,
representing the president Governor Nc
Lane, the mayor Of Portsmouth, Admiral
Mead and Commander winslow will be
present. The ceremony will be brief.
After the signing the members of the
Russian mission will go to Christ Episcopal
church, where Te Deum will be sung. A
Russian orthodox bishop at New York.
accompanied by twenty priests and seventy
choristers, arrived today on a special train
NJ. Witte will leave for New York city
at a. m. Wednesday. Baron Rosen be-
fore going to oyster Bay will visit Harvard,
his alma mater
The service at Christ church tomorrow
will be conducted Jointly by Rev. c. lie V.
Brine, the rector and Rev. Hoto-
vitsky of the St Nicholas church. New
York. The "Festal Evensong" will be in
toned by Father Brine, after which there
will be TIE Deum.
The japanese say they have no infor-
nation of the reported revolutionary out
! break in japan Cable communication
with Formosa is slow, but cables have been
received dated today.
Japanese Hold Reception.
Baron Komura, Mr.. Takahlra and the
members Of the Japanese mission held
reception in the ball room of the hotel to-
night 1t was an exceedingly pleasant
AFFAIR, marked by the most friendly ex-
changes between the Russians and the
/ Ia f1T nI cfo
Rear Admiral Mead and the naval officers
in the harbor. the newspaper correspond
| ents and all the hotel guests were present.
In the midst of the gaiety NJ. Witte and
! Baron de Rosen. accompanied by the baron
( ess and followed by the Russian suite, en-
| tered the room and paid their respects
| TO the hosts. The greetings and exchanges
| between the erstwhile foes were very cor
! diai. NJ. Witte after he withdrew from the
/ line finding that he was becoming the cen
ter Of a throng who desired to be pre-
sented, quietly left the ball room. Supper
was served and there were many 'Banzai'
| toasts and toasts to President Roosevelt
and peace. At the close Of the reception
Baron KOmura, speaking to the Associated
Press, said that he was very much satisfied
with the peace conference, adding that
what has been done here had been for the
best interests of Russia and Japan. He
/ attached no importance to the telegram
from LidziapudZe, saying that the Russians
were apprehensive OF a Japanese attack.
He regarded IL as simply an indication Of
the natural nervousness and tension that
existed on both sides and said he should
not be surprised If similar telegram
came from the Japanese lines
BeHigerents Meet in COrea.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. e. - General
I.inevitch reports further encounters with
the japanese in Corea. In dispatch to
Emperor Nicholas dated September he
says that the Russians in northern Corea
September / repulsed a series Of lively at
tacks by six battalions of japanese with
twelve guns. The Japanese simultaneously
commenced an offensive engagement
against the Russian troops near Khan
keregoui. in Petchongonlien Pass.
Fear Trouble I'm Japan.
NEW YORK, Sept. At is reported in
Tien Tsln, says a London dispatch to the
Herald that the dissent in Japan over in
concessions granted to Russia in the pro-
posed peace treaty is so deep that it is
feared a revolution will break out through
out the empire. This movement. 1t is de-
clared has manifested itself in Toxic.
All cables are cut.
Japanese Preparing TO Fight.
LIDZIAPUDZ, Manchuria, Sept As D.
m.-The Japanese are continuing prepara-
/ tions for a battle. This has caused as
tonishment. coming at the moment when
the peace treaty is on the eve of being
I signed at Portsmouth.
The Russian advance posts report that
the Japenese troops are very much dis,
satisfied with the peace agreement. The
terms of peace are the subject OF discus
sion everywhere. In the Russian army the
prevailing spirit Is one of satisfaction and
even of lively rejoicing, though general
confidence Is expressed that the Russian
troops would be victorious II they had tC
fight a battle. The feeling OF many OF
the officers may be summed up in tht
words OF an eminent commander:
AS a soldier / am greatly chagrined bu
as citizen / rejoice at the conclusion Of
peace.
Three thousand japanese, who on Angus
q descended on Port Dekastries Copposit,
the island of Sakhalin, and sixty mtlei
northwest Of the Salkhalin town OF Alex
androvslD, set fire TO a grass covered
Z steppe The coniagration took on serious