Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-10-17
Root Receives News.

Baron ROSen, the huSSidn auposSa
dor. called at the state department IN
the morning and saw Secretary Root.
While he had no official advices on the
subject, information had reached him
to the effect that the emperor OF RUSSIA
had early in the day affixed his sigma
ture to the copy of the treaty drawn at
Portsmouth and engrossed on yellum at
st. Petersburg. 1t was not necessary
for the ambassador to convey this in
formation officially to the state depart
ment. for, according to the plan ar
ranged Friday, the Russian foreign
office was to advise the French govern
ment of the act of signature, and that
government in turn was to advise the
Japanese government A few minutes
after noon Minister Takahira appeared
at the state department with message
stating that the emperor of Japan had
signed the treaty at Toxic. A cable
gram was Immediately dispatched to
Spencer Eddy, charge of the American
embassy at st. Petersburg, who was in
structed to inform the Russian foreign
office that the emperor of Japan had
performed his part, and so both copies
of the treaty having been duly signed.
and each of the great nations lately en-
gagged in hostilities having been Off
cially informed of the fact, the Russo
Japanese war, which began February
s. 1904, with the attack by Togo's fleet
upon the Russian ships at Port Arthur,
terminated officially Saturday, Octo-
Der IA.
Copies to Be Exchanged.
Little remains to be done to meet the
official requirements At later date
probably in the course of month or
two, copies of the treaties will be actual
ly exchanged, probably in Washington,
by the Russian ambassador and the
Japanese minister of charge, for it is
possible that Minister Takahira will
before that occurrence have gone to
Japan on leave of absence. There is
nothing for this government to do In
the way of proclamation
The Aurora. Jentchug and the Oleg,
constituting Admiral Enquist's squad
ron at Manila, and the Lena, at Mare
Island, which have been interned for
months, may probably now be released
whenever the Russian government sees
fit to make the request, though, as it is
understood the ships have been under
going extensive repairs to make them
seaworthy, it may be some time yet be-
fore they are ready to sail.
Cars Invitations Made Public.
The state department Saturday made
public the invitations of the Russian
government to a second conference
at The Hague and the presidents re.
Spouse. These take the shape of two
memorandas, one dated September 10
being an unsigned memorandum deliv-
cred by Baron Rosen to the president at
Oyster Bay, and the other memor
andum, dated October ~, also unsigned
delivered by the president to Baron
Rosen in Washington. The first mem.
orandum is mere recital of the op.
portuneness Of another conference, with
the promise to submit detailed pro
gramme by Russia when the congress
meets. The presidents memorandum
is hearty acceptance of the invitation
and directs attention to the fact that
his previous circulars to the powers ap-
pear to be precisely in line with the Rus
sian papers. The last memorandum
was delivered to Baron Rosen Thursday
night for transmission to ST. Peters.
burg.