Show russians must specify number of railroad guards to remain in Manchuria Signing of treaty may be delayed portsmouth sept 2 it is expected thattie th atthe text of the treaty will be completed today only two articles remain to be drafted two calligraphers calig raphers from the state department are already here to begin the work of engrossing and Indication sare that the ceremony the treaty can take place tasir at the latest possibly monday the statement la the associated press dispatches last night that the series of conferences which were continued until almost midnight related to oter the article concerning the division of sakhalin Sak halin Is fully confirmed the japanese at first were inclined to he obdurate but an arrangement ran gement mutually satisfactory u as provisionally agreed to and Is expect ed to be finally signed by the chief plenipotentiaries during th day the article relating to sakhalin Sak halin will be in accordance with the original agreement as given in the associated press dispatches tuesday night name lay mutual obligation not to fortify sakhalin Sak halin and obligation of japan not to fortify la perouse straits the only question which remains to be solved Is involved in the details 0 the evacuation of manchuria the troops are to be immediately withdrawn the japanese to the line of mukden and the Hus to harble of the subsequent not been arranged the japanese desired that the word describing the status of la perouz straits should be open but the russians wanted it distinctly specified thai no fortifications should be erected on japans side which could support a war fleet under whose guns a fleet could operate they did not want the situation to be similar to that of gibraltar which although open coundit coul dit england desired be instantly closed As to the evacuation of manchuria the japanese want the method and the withdrawal 0 the troops particularized and the number of the railroad guards which are to remain specified in the b ond to permit this question to be left open would be equivalent to a tacit understanding that russia was to retain her sphere of influence in northern and japan hers in southern manchuria it would revive in a way th very situation which existed before the war control of manchuria might become a bone dl contention leading eventually to another war the interruption of communication with japan may de flay lightly the signing of the treaty the associated press can state definitely that no messages have reached thy japanese envoys for four days and they are now proceeding under their y general instructions A cable has been received from the japanese consul at hong kong saying that he could not tell when communication muni cation would be restored the typhoon which interrupted communication was very severe but it is not knoten whether it affected both the land and submarine lines baron ico has not yet decided whether upon the engrossment of the treaty he will assume the responsibility of signing it without direct authorization it he does not however the be only a matter of two or three days as a special steamer could go from shanghai to nagasaki in fifty hours i the japanese say the emperors failure to send a message of thanks to president roosevelt is undoubtedly due to the interruption of communication SANTA FE machinists MEET topeka kas sept 1 the annual meeting of the district lodge of he international association of commenced here today the district includes all local unions at points on the santa fe system and about fifty delegates are in attendance the meeting was called to order by president L C mayer of fort madison lay after a number ot committees commit teea had been appointed adjournment was taken until tomorrow IRISHMAN TO BE depontet DE PORTEt but he secures a delay in enforcement of the law new york sept 2 the machinery of the immigration law at this port has been stopped in the case of a young irishman who had been ordered sent back to his island home because he is suffering from tuberculosis this unusual procedure was taken so that the mana brother en route from indianapolis might see him for the first and probably last time i patrick kilroy a well to do old irishman who for nearly a quarter of a century made his home in north salem ind decided a few weeks ago that the climate of indiana was the ahing to restore the health of his son thomas whom he left in ireland when to the united states in tha parly eighties accordingly he abent a cheko his son to cover the young across the ocean lie that thomas would be met at th indianapolis station bebla brother sand sisters several of whom he had never seen young Kilroy arrived in new norih last sunday morning on the celtic the marine hospital doctors who boarded the celic at quarantine soon tpola notice athla condition and be vas or dered deported according to law on the first available ship of the line which brought him in this happened to be the celtic Thursday afternoon kilroy was or prepare or the voyage friday morning adew minutes later a tele gram arrived from Kil roya brother who eald that although he was com comi i ing on the fastest train he could get he would be unable to reach new york until 15 minutes after the celtic sailed in a broken voice thomas pleaded with the inspectors that he be allowed to remain until the next sailing they V were much affected by the unusual nature of the case and telephoned the steamship companas comp anys officials ohp latter agreed to foot the bill and all roy was allowed to remain behind a few days his brother arrived at eells island friday |