The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-04

New York. August 2.-Clothed with
pienary powers. personally prepared
and signed by his sovereign. Serp,us
"itte, Russias ranking plenipoten.ia.
ry to the Washington conference ,.,.-
ed here today from the Kaiser VII
heim der Crosse as quietly and dem.
ocraticallyas the most humble of his
Ieiiow passengers. A number of Rus
sian officials in this country went down
the harbor in a revenue cutter to yrset
the distinguished envoy.
Awaiting nj. Witte at the dock v,,s
Baron Rosen. Russian ambassador At
washington, with his first secretary
embassy, Mr.. Hanen. Barson Rosan
came on board as soon as the sntp
reached the dock and cordially greet.
ed his conferee and the members of
his suite. After ten minutes i'm conver-
sation. n.during which the majority OF
the passengers landed, NJ. Witte came
down the gang plank on the arm of
Baron Rosen. followed by his suite. but
soon found his passage impeded bs- n
tremendous crowd who cheered n,m
ana whose greetings M. Witte smiling
ly acknowledged by repeatedly lifting
his hat. Midway down the pier me
procession was again stopped, this Tim.
however, by a delegation from the S:ay-
ic Society of New York, who presented
NJ. Witte with an address. The Rus
m do
dial response.
Soon after the ship left quarantine
M. Witte, surrounded by a large group
or newspaper men who came down The
narDor on the revenue cutter, and by
as many OF the passengers as could
crowd around him, called to his side
PROFESSOR DeMartins, member of hrs
suite and handed to him a statement
with the direction that he deliver IL
in English as the greeting of NJ. Witte
upon his arrival in this country. Pro-
lessor DeMartens read the greeting In
a clear voice and at its conclusion NJ
Witte received hearty ovation, which
evidently pleased him and which he
acknowledged by several bows.
AS M. Witte does not speak English
he was not pressed for an interview,
but 1t was ascertained beyond doubt
from members of his party that The
scope OF powers Of NJ. Witte, who
comes as p;enipotentiary OF Russia 10
discuss with the Japanese plenipoten-
tiaries means Of ending the war, and
provided a basis acceptable to Russia
is obtained to sign the treaty OF Wash
ington, equal in every way the powers
handed Baron Komura by the Japanese
emperor.
New York, August 2.-The Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse. with NJ. Sereius
W!tte, the senio. Russian peace envoy,
arrived in quarantine this afternoon
NJ. Witte was ir good health Tue
ship had good passage, the sen being
smooth. except on Saturday aud Mon
Jay when it was a little rough.
On .tipboard NJ. W.tte was gener.
ely rcticent when the subject of hfs
mission was mentioned. However, TO
an Associated Press correspondent who
accompanied him from Cherbodrg, III.
Witte said:
almost everywhere n Europe, as
we'll as in America, not only Russia.
her resources and her power OF resist
ance are not known, but tie people are
even mistaken about the tue results OF
AhG lhG LAuSsAhhS rave Ida
verses, but this does not signify that
they have lost the power whiclI was
known to the Mrscovite empire before
the war; il does not mean that Russia
has become neglible quantity nor that
the Japanese iiare acquired by result
Of the recent victories such supTema-
cy as to make the Russian empire con-
slider them truly redoubtable enemy"
NJ. witte recognizes the good quail
ties of the japanese military, naval
and administrative organizations and
Goes not believe any other European
nation would have been able to resist
Japan as Russia has done.
All the foreign officers OF the Euro
pean armies, he said. who followed the
war were unanimous in affirming that
the Russian troops. both soldiers and
officers. fought with true. admirable
bravery, but they had to withdraw on
account Of combination of circun-