Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-17
SLAMS CONSIDER
JAPAN'S PROPOSALS
Nnyoys Working Hard to Dis.
pose Of Small Claims.
CLASH 10 BEING LOOKED FOR
Article 3, Which Relates TO the css.
alon q sakhailn lslands to Japan
wIn BE Fought by the RUSsIanS--st.
Petersburg 10 PssslnIstIe.

Pstsrsburs 10 PssslnnIStIe.
PortsmoVth, N. H., Aug. te.--ArtIels
a 81 the peace conditions has been
agreed upon.
Portsmouth, N. IT,, August iG,-The
pence conference began ut two min
t1os before 10 O'Clock. The plenIpO-
ttntiarles went to the navy yard In
their motor cars, but the trip was q
bDmewhAt slow one ON account Of tho
6flsxllng rain which made the roads
muddy. Ten minutes after their ar.
rival At the naval stores building
kho negOtiatOrs had taken their places
~ the conference room and work be.
sAn
That making peace Is strenuous
life IL illustrated by the daily pro
Brern OF work Of the peace ENJOYS and
their suites. Blight sessions OF the
eonference have been held since the
arrival OF the missions at Portsmouth
enc week ago. and all but one OF
these has been long as TO hours, Out.
vide the sessions every one connected
with the work has continuous and
taxing occupations with hut few hours
FOG rest and practically none for rec.
Feation.
The ENJOYS have breakfast before
Q O'Clock: they are In the navy yard
before 10 O'clock and with the excep
ton OF a brief space for luncheon.
served In the conference building
they stay In session until evening Al.
ser this, hurried dinner Is served
al the hotel aud the work OF the even.
ihg and night begins, Last night NJ.
Wltte and Baron Rosen there was an
outside duty and one of almost AZ
nlneh Importance as peace between
Russia and Japan, namely. the consld.
efati0h OF the amelloration Of the con
dition OF the Jews In Russia which "A
delegations OF the American HebrewS.
The secretaries busied themselves IN
bringing records up to date and pre-
pairing cables.
Cable Tolls Run Hlah.
An Idea OF IN evolume VI cables
which daily are sent to Europe and
the Far Elst may be had from the
statement that sunday one cable com.
pany handled $4,000 worth OF bust.
neas Including dispatches ftom both
pcace-maksrs from It's headquarters
lAere.
Both sides arr very keen In the
Snetter of their facilities FOE cOmmuni.
cation. The heavy tax on the local
telephone wires made Il impossible for
them 10 get quick service between
tho hotel and their conference rooms
In the navy yard. and complaint was
made with the result that Secretary
fsiercV had two direct telephone sys.
tems installed between these points
-oac Tor the Russians aud one for tho
Japanese
CihEsOs Excluded from Navy Yard.
The exclusive use OF the navy yar,l.
- Tar as cNlNsus are concerned ~
sah possesscd Absolutely by the mem.
o@fe VI the r.as, commission. Yes
tpraay In addtou ,o ne regular guard
90 marines which 'rom the Arst wac
plAced over the Ua,al .'orcs bulldlne.
q detail ot secrv, service men was
AIDED. Thry suvouud,a ,h, building
and hep, cons,an, watch ,rruughout
the sesSion
Considering Article =
AT the mora.ng session TO-DAY con.
alteration ~ Rft,eic 4 which r,..,.
- the Lao rurg peninsula ana the
earrensg Of iae RMslaR lcasve "a.
bpsan. A. tho Ces o. SAkhaln
ialAnd 10 the ara sr,l0s The uaiufsi
dedncsioa No0le BE- that today would
witness a eSllisian and passlbly a dead,
iook.
bas Il appeArssd m9re liAe.y that tae
Naesrion ot TIE ernsion nj thA iSland
Nhlen RfilEef sl1e . now pfspared
~ 1885,