Show 1 his message does away with all rumors of the treaty not being satisfactory to japan oyster bay sept S president roosevelt today received at 1240 P m from the of japan warm thanks for hla disinterested and uni remitting efforts in the interest of peace and humanity and an expression of the japanese emperors grate ful appreciation of the distinguished part the president has taken in the establishment of peace in the far bat the cablegram which was re calved from the emperor personally follows tokio sept 3 the dent I 1 have received with gratification your message at congratulations conveyed through our aries and thank you warmly tor it to your disinterested and unremitting efforts in the interest ot peace and humanity I 1 attach the high value which is their due and assure you of my grateful appreciation of the distinguished part you have taken in the establishment of peace based upon principles essential to the permanent welfare and of the far east signed tho cablegram from tho japanese emperor puts an end to the rumors that the emperor was dissatisfied with the terms finally concluded by his plenipotentiaries with those ot the emperor of russia he accords president roosevelt full credit for the part i he took in bringing about peace upon principles essential to the permanent welfare and tranquilly ot the par east the concluding sentence 0 the cablegram Is especially satisfactory it evidently voices the belief of the japanese emperor that the treaty about to be concluded at portsmouth will be for peace it can be said that the president expressed no anxiety at the delay of the cablegram from the emperor of japan it was known here that the terms finally concluded at portsmouth were dictated ay the japanese emperor himself and that they could sot be otherwise than satisfactory to him and his advisers the delay in responding sp to the japanese aries it was due it was suggested to the desire of the emperor to be assured that the terms agreed upon would b e incorporated into a treaty without the probability of a serious hitch that assurance it is said was convened to the japanese emperor last night upon the practical slon of the draft of the treaty the cablegram to president roosevelt today followed in natural course information reaching the president today from portsmouth indicated that the treaty will be concluded formally and signed early this week probably tomorrow or tuesday the substance of the treaty Is being reduced to en grossed form in two texts anglian and french As soon as this formality shall have been completed the convention so important not only to the belligerent powers but to the civilized world will be signed by the pleni aries of the two governments directly in interest and will pass into history as the treaty of portsmouth president roosevelt passed the greater part of the day at sagamore hill he and mrs roosevelt with some of their children attended morning services at christ episcopal church notwithstanding the tremendous wind and rain storm that swept over this part of long island beginning early today and continuing until late this afternoon the president and mrs roosevelt sent the children home from church ia a carriage and they themselves walked the three miles to sagamore hill in the storm no official visitors were received during the day although representative wadsworth of new york and mrs wadsworth Wada worth were house guests of the president the president announced that he will devote the remainder of his sojourn at sagamore hill particularly to recreation and he will receive as few visitors as possible and will transact no business that is not of pressing importance ho has been greatly occupied this summer with public business and has scarcely any opportunity to enjoy his vacation he will endeavor now to have some time to himself zanzibar sept 3 this town is declared to be infected with plague there have been ten cases among the natives from which five deaths resulted |