Show street car collides with telephone pole los angeles aug 29 aleyen persons were injured four of them seriously one of whom maj dla when a santa monica vest bound electric car took the switch at alth and burlington avenue tonight jumped the rack and crashed into two telephone poles nearby the car after colliding with the poles rolled nearly over and every person on the car was injured following ara the most seriously hurt mrs M J nolan santa monica back sprained forehead gashed may be injured internally 1 M J nolan santa monica collar bone broken severe lacerations 0 H kole proprietor of the harlem hot mineral springs san ber nardino rib fractured conductor whately collar bone broken severe lacerations six other passengers and the motor roan received most severe injuries at the time of the accident conductor whately was in charge 0 the controller and was making a high rate of sped ROOSEVELT HEARS OF HIS MISSIONS SUCCESS was contemplating final move in full expectation of rupture when news came over his telephone oyster bay N Y aug 29 in bis i library at sagamore hill president roosevelt shortly before 1 this afternoon the announce that the russian and japanese plenipotentiaries at portsmouth had reached an agreement and would proceed at once to conclude the terms of a treaty of peace the announcement was expected today the x resident at no time during the negotiations pending had abandoned hope of a successful issue of iha conference but he had realized zed more clearly than any one in the world the enormous difficulties which confronted the envoys in their deliberations while he has not for a moment relaxed his earnest efforts xo induce the conferees to continue their discussions with a view to securing a basis of agreement he bad felt for forty eight hours that the task he had set for himself in the interest of humanity and civilization was well nigh hopeless the presidents final appeals to st petersburg and to boklo had been made no response had been received from the orient but from Peter hot palace had come in emperor nicholas own words dussias Rus sias ultimatum not a kopec of indemnity not a of territory the situation looked black indeed the president did not however despair with the final terms of the japanese government as soon as they should be received from japans emperor he had determined to seek the aid of emperor william of germany in spite of his that the warring powers submit their points of difference to the arbitration of an impartial tribunal arbitration in one form or another had been the presidents of the difficulty ever since the differences seemingly irreconcilable by the envoys had arisen to this proposition japan had acceded with the powerful influence of the german emperor at enlisted it was hoped that the ground of objection might be cut from beneath the feet ot emperor nicholas this was to be president roose belts supreme effort to insure a just and lasting peace the presidents thoughts of final appeal were interrupted by the tinkle 0 th oell of the telephone on bis desk mr loeb secretary to tha president who was engaged with him at the moment on the peace negotiations answered the call what he eagerly inquired as the message was given him the message was repeated he manifested so much excitement and incredulity that the president inquired what is it it is announced by tha associated press in an official bulletin from portsmouth ho replied that the pleni aries have agreed on all points of difference and hlll proceed at ones to negotiate a treaty of peace that Is fine splendid the president but as a doubt passed through his mind do you think it Is authoritative it Is a perfectly definite statement mr loeb responded good good the president declared official confirmation of historic tidings reached the president at in a cipher dispatch from by authority and at the request of baron komura the chief envoy 0 japan tha dispatch stated the plenipotentiaries of japan have withdrawn their claim for reimbursement of war expenses and an agreement has been reached to tho partition of the island of sakhalin Sak halin all main points have been definitely settled tho plenipotentiaries win now proceed with the of details dortly after the receipt of this message the full associated press report of the convention at portsmouth incident to the announcement of news including mr statement of the adjustment of the difficulties by the conferees was received at tho executive offices and carried by 11 special messenger to president roosevelt at his home he read the account with deep interest while the president did not seek to conceal Us personal gratification that the conference had reached an agree menthe said hb was in the circumstances to refrain from any formal expression regarding the work accomplished until he should have been fully aa to details jt can be said however that he feels that the successful issue of the conference Is a great triumph for humanity and civilization such public expression as be may make regarding the work of the conference will be announced after he has had opportunity to carefully examine it throughout this llella seaside village among the friends at ahe president his interest in all the proceedings at portsmouth has been keenly appreciated precia ted news of the agreement went through the town wi magical rapidity business particularly was suspended for a time and the people assembled in groups here and there to discuss tha unexpected news it Is regarded here as likely that the first important work of tho conferees now that a general agreement has been reached on the points of difference will be the framing ot a protocol declaring an armistice and the providing tor the return of pleni aries the negotiations of a permanent treaty of peace a subject of arve concern to both powers and to the civilized world generally will be watched with profound interest at the conclusion of their labors in the washington conference the pleni aries of both russia and japan will be received by president roosevelt either at sagamore hill or at the white house at that reception there probably will ie some notable utterances throughout the late afternoon and evening messages of congratulation by the score poured jn upon the president from people both in america and europe the great part be has played in the bringing about of the success of the conference and in promoting the interests of civilization Is recognized throughout the world as is indicated by the cordiality and wide caage covered by the congratulatory dispatches none of messages were made public DAWN OF PEACE CAME AT DARKEST HOUR when conference seemed to have failed japan at a stroke relinquished her biggest demands st petersburg aug 30 the associated socia ted dispatches from portsmouth brought the first newa of the results 0 the peace conference it came as an electric surprise as official and diplomatic circles had been practically without hopes of a successful issue of the negotiations the news known to only a few persons up to midnight outside of diplomatic circles among a few of these and in the newspaper offices and consequently there was no expression of public feeling at this hour there Is absolutely nothing to indicate even to a close observer that the eighteen months of war Is at an ned wherever the news was known surprise and even amazement was expressed that the japanese had so completely met the russian demands but ane of the news so far as it had gone up to the time this dispatch was filed was calm and even apathetic the foreign office was dark all night thus giving no evidence that he news had been officially received there portsmouth N H aug 29 the long and bloody war between japan and bassia is ended the terms of peace were agreed upon by mr witte and baron komura at the session of the conference this morning and this afternoon preliminary arrangements for an armistice were concluded and the actual work of framing ithe treaty of portsmouth was by mutual agreement turned over to mr de martens dussias Rus sias great international lawyer and mr dennison who tor twenty five years has acted as lh legal adviser of the japanese foreign office the treaty is expected to be completed by the end of this week this happy conclusion of the conference which a week ago would have been shipwrecked had it not been for the heroic intercession of president roosevelt was sudden and dramatic for the sake of pace japan with the magn amity of a victory at the last moment yielded everything still in the issue russia refused to budge from the ultimatum emperor nicholas had given to president roosevelt through ambassador meyer no indemnity under any guise but an agreement to divide sakhalin Sak halin and reimburse japan tor the maintenance of prisoners were his last words they had been repeatedly peat edly reiterated in mr wittes instructions and in the request for a written reply to the japanese compromise proposal of last wednesday they were delivered to baron komura this morning mr witte went to the conference declaring he was powerless to change the dot of an 1 I or the cross of a T in his instructions emperor nicholas word had been given not only to him but to president roosevelt when baron komura therefore first the new basis of compromise outlined in the associated prea des patches last night the complete renunciation nuncia tion of indemnity coupled with a proposition for the redemption of sakhalin Sak halin at a price to be fixed by a mixed tribunal consisting of representatives of the neutral powers in tact if not in words the solution offered by the president mr witte again returned a non possums possum us it was what mr witte termed in his interview with the associated press the psychological moment mr witte did not flinch he feared a rupture and as he expressed it afterwards he was stunned by what happened baron komura gave way on all the disputed points with the prescience that has enabled the japanese to gauge the mental processes of their adversaries on the field of battle and upon the sea they bad realized peace could be obtained in no other way they had warned their government president roosevelt bad it la beU eved advised japan that it was better to meet the russian position than to take me responsibility of continuing the war tor the purpose of collecting tribute the mikado at the advice of the cabinet and elder statesmen yesterday bad sanctioned the final concession when baron komura yielded the rest was mere childs play article 10 and 11 interned warships and limitation of dussias Rus sias sea power la the par east were withdrawn japan agreed that only that portion of the chinese eastern railway south of Chant fu the position occupied by oyama should be ceded to japan doth sides when the dead lock waa broken wanted a just and lasting peace and in that respect t wa decided to practically neutralize lin each country binding itself not to fortify its half of the island and japan assuming an obligation not jo fortify la perouse strait between sakhalin Sak halin and hokkaido Hok kaido which would bar dussias Rus sias commercial route ta the pacific the plenipotentiaries went further they decided to add a new clause in the nature of a broad provision tor mutual commercial privileges by which each country will secure tor the other the benefit of the most favored nation clause and the offin door the new treaty therefore will ba a wonderfully friendly document of a character almost to raise the suspicion that the two countries have not negotiated peace but have concluded the basis of a future alliance there is however no evidence as rumored that any secret clauses are to be appended to the present treaty before leaving the conference building felicitations feli citations were extended to the president at oyster bay both baron komura and mr witte telegraphed the former confined himself to apprising mr roosevelt of the conditions upon which peace had been concluded mr eltta frankly laid his tribute at the presidents feet in his message he said history hilll ascribe to you the glory and added the expression of dussias Rus sias hearty appreciation of the presidents generous initiative mr roosevelt replied with words of thanks and congratulations then began the jubilation mr watte and baron de rosen returned to the hotel for luncheon the japanese had remained at the conference hall to lunch with mr peirce the news that peace had been concluded had preceded the russian baries and such scenes of wild rejoicing have never before been witnessed in the state of new hampshire as greeted them upon their arrival at the hotel mr watte dazed at the sudden and happy termination of the conference was fairly overpowered over powered by the tremendous ovation he received he could only express hia gratitude by shaking tho hands of everybody and in response to the volley of questions fired at him as to the terms murmured we pay not a kopeck and we get halt of sakhalin Sak halin H later in his room when he had partially recovered himself he declared that he could not have dreamed of such a victory for that he regarded it a diplomatic triumph of the first magnitude he makes no attempt to conceal and that Is the general verdict hero tonight the russians are overjoyed at the result we have had our liao bangs and on land they said and our on sea but the japanese have their portsmouth tha wark accomplished london aug the following summary purporting to give the ex act nature of the work accomplished and tho broad characteristics of the latest tendencies which underlay tho endeavors of either side at portsmouth has says teen printed here the dispatch speaking generally a fourfold four fold pui posa may be discerned in the twelve historic proposals carefully dratted by the japanese diplomats first to restore the entire set ot political conditions which tho treaty of was calculated ta blish to establish second to remove assimilate the disturbing counteract factors political or li economical and military have come into which hinder the growth 0 lie new disturbing factor created by the aggressive policy of count Muravi eft and admiral alexieff fourth to play the enviable role of a chivalrous prince in releasing thai chinese and korean princesses from th e power of the sorcerers spell and in helping europeans in the civilized world to rights too long withheld russia on the other band naturally aimed at proving that she had intended all along to restore what was nota her own but had resented the attempt on the part of japan to humiliate her by compelling her to do so secondly sha declined to allow tho wording of the treaty clauses to convey the impression that japan was dictating to her what she was obeying hence the russian governors in alsted that their colleagues should expressly adopt identical erdl bances nances which according to the original clauses of the draft of the treaty russia and only russia was to sign thirdly instead of allowing japan to adjudicate for herself the honor of championing china and korea russia openly took their part insisting that their international status should be fairly reckoned with lastly whenever in dealing with any clause russia made up her mind not to dispute the substance of the demand preferred she still insisted on the proposal being so worded that she not appear to sign away rights other than her own nor connive at a future policy of absorption which she was unable to endorse thus the first clauses demand the recognition toy russia of the preponderance of the japanese political military and economic interests in korea and an express understanding that russia would sedulously refrain from meddling with any measures which japan might deem necessary to adopt in korea tor purposes of direction protection of control after giving the alleged arguments the dispatch says the russian envoys openly declared that while making large concessions for the cause of peace they would consent to no form of words implying that |