New-York tribune., 1905-08-05
CARS MISSION AT MASS.
BLESSING BY PRIEST.
Peace Enjoys Busy sCith Final Con-
ferences- Sato's School Ends.

vice at the st. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Ca
thedral in East e7th-st.. where services were
held in celebration OF st. Mary's Day, the name
day of Maria Feodorovna Empress Dowaser of
Russia, and making trip to oyster Bay to pay
his respects to President Roosevelt Baron Ko-
mura, Japan's senior envoy. the other hand,
remained all day in his apartments at the Wal
dorf-Astoria, and spent quiet and uneventful
day.
The japanese mission made it's preparations
for departure to-day TO Oyster Bay. and thence
10 Portsmouth, early in the day, and at o'clock
In the afternoon their baggage was removed
from the hotel Members of the Russian suite
seemed TO regret that they had so little time to
prepare themselves for the trip to the scene of
the conference
NJ Witte was not punctual in arriving at the
cathedral He was expected to be present at
the celebration of high mass. which was at
o'clock, an hour earlier than usual, in defer
ence TO the distinguished worshipper. But he
did not arrive until after 8 o'clock. while
TIE Deum was being chanted by Alexander A.
Hotovitsky. the pastor, assisted by Elias Zuto-
kof, assistant pastor and seven priests in silk
brocade robes Of blue red and white. Probably
it was the presence of several policemen from
the East 104th-st. station before the cathedral
and the floating flags of the United States and
Russia from windows of the parish house that
attracted the crowd that awaited the arrival of
NJ Witte.
At a little after o'clock an automobile ham
som turned into e7th-st from 5th ave. followed
by large open automobile. alongside of which
sped bicycle. In the hanson sat NJ. Witte and
Baron Roser, Ambassador at Washington.
Here he comes," cried the anxious watchers.
and an opening was quickly made by the police
through the crowd. which had swelled to sew
eral hundred The occupants of the second
automobile Detectives Foye and Downing,
of the Central Office. and they alighted before
the cab had come to a stop. The young man on
the bicycle a Secret Service agent. -Four
more detectives from Police Headquarters had
augmented the uniformed police guard.
Nicholas de Lodygenski. consul general of
Russia in this city; Baron Schlippenbach. con-
sui at Chicago, and Baron schilling. vice consul,
met N. Witte at the entrance of the church and
escorted him inside where his official suite
awaited him. The latter stood TO the right of
the altar and the peace envoys took their places
a few feet away. facing the officiating clergy
men, who stood in the middle of the church.
There pews in the Russian church. and
all remained standing throughout the impressive
ceremonies.
BLESSING OF THE ENJOYS.
There were not many members of the congre-
cation present, because most of them are of the
working class. who could not afford the time to
attend the services. Many. however. who were
not regular parishioners crowded into the
church NJ Witte was attred in black coat
and waistcoat and dark striped trousers; Baron
Rosen wore a walking suit Of rather light
gray. During the services Consul General
Lodyzensky took up a collection, to which the
nd thej suit n
literally.
At the conclusion Of the Te Deum the pastor
turned to NJ Witte and extended to him his
blessing. He said:
1 bless your excelency, and may your mission
be successful.
Then. addressing the suite. the priest said:
You. too, must uphold the aims of the Car
and the Russian people. God bless you all in
the discharge of your duty.
After the services were over NJ witte and the
official party escorted into the parish
house. where the ceremony of partaking of
bread and salt was performed as a token of
welcome for the peace envoy and his party
The latter spent about half an hour in the
parish house, and then NJ. Witte and Baron
Rosen were escorted to the street by the pastor
and his assistants. who wished the ENJOYS Cod
speed and success.
During the stay of the ENJOYS in the church
the crowd outside had grown and every window
in the opposite fiat houses was occupied by per
sons who were anxious to catch one glimpse of
the Cars chief envoy. The police and detec-
tves lined the path from the parish house stairs
10 the automobile
DOFFED HATS TO NJ. WITTE,
There was no demonstration as NJ. Witte was
driven away to the Long Island ferry TO go Ia
oyster Bay, but nearly everyone in that crowd
and most of them were Americans-doffed his
hat to NJ Witte. if not because of sympathy
with the Russian cause as a token of respect to
the man NJ Witte, in his usual grave and
dignified manner. removed his hat in response to
the quiet but impressive compliment paid him.
On his return from oyster Bay last evening
NJ. Witte told his impressions OF President
Roosevelt, whom he met yesterday for the first
time. his statement appears elsewhere.
The subjects discussed at the interview with
the President were not divulged.
NJ Witte and Baron Rosen spent their last
night in New-York before proceeding to Ports
mouth in a long. secret conference, not leav-
ing their hotel The merchant flag of Russia
which hung outside of NJ. Whites suite on the
third floor of the St. Regis Hotel, was replaced
yesterday with the imperial ensign.
Aimar Sato, who twice day for the last ter
days has met the newspaper men and talked for
the japanese peace mission. held his last con
teous as he has been during all the Glasses in
japanese history" as he called them but he
could not disguise his pleasure at the ending OF
his difficult task. Through all his conferences
: Mr.. Saso has been most diplomatic in his state
ments and has presented Japau's position with