Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-24
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st. Petersburg, July 23.-Midnight-
On the eve of the peace conference
| and with a suddenless already discon.
certing to diplomatic and court circle,
the Emperor left Peterhof, TODAY ON
board the imperial yacht Polar Star
for conference with Emperor William
who Is cruising on the H0henzollern
in Finnish waters.
The first interview Of the two was
| expected to take place, this evening
off the Finnish port OF Borgo, at the
| mouth Of the Gulf of Finland near
Helsingfors. This will be followed by
| another interview. tomorrow, after
which Emperor Nicholas will return to
st. Petersburg and Emperor William
| will continue his cruise.
The Emperor is accompanied by bis
brother, Grand Duke Michael Alexan-
drovitch, and a considerable suite, in.
GLIDING Count Benkendorff, marshal Of
the court; General Baron w. Freder-
icks, minister Of the imperial house:
Count Heyden, chief Of the Imperial
chancellories; Admiral Biriloff, minis
ter OF marine; Captain Won Essen, who
commanded the battleship Sevastopol
during the seige of Port Arthur; Cap.
tain Clagin, who commanded the Al.
MAJ, the only cruiser Of Admiral Ro-
jestvensky's feet to reach Vladivostok,
after the battle Of the Sea Of Japan;
Captain Hintze, naval attache of the
German embassy; also a party Of
courtiers and the Emperor's escort Of
sailors and marines, with a guard COM
mand by Admiral Neeloff.
1t is noticeable that there Is no repre-
sentative Of the Russian foreign Office
among the Emperor's encourage, nor Is
the German ambassador Count Alvensle-
ben. on board the Polar Star. This gives
color to a report that the meeting was
arranged between the two Emperors d.
rectly without recourse to the usual diplo-
matte channels, Emperor William sug.
costing the rendezvous by telegraph from
Hernoesand, Sweden. The idea, the re-
port says. met the Emperor's favor, but
the final arrangements were only complet-
ed. yesterday. and some members Of the
imperial family were hastily commando.
last night, to accompany His Majesty.
Many diplomatists were taken complete
ly by surprise by the news of today the
rumors that a meeting was contemplate
which were current since Friday having
met with the --LATEST denials in Official
quarters and the German ambassador
having stated that he knew nothing Of
any such plan being on foot. Emperw
Williams action was instantly connected
with the Moroccan question and adnira-
ton for his political astuteRess in realis-
ing his reports was expressed on al
sides.
Like the last meeting between En-
peror Nicholas and Emperor William
at hunting seat in Russian Poland.
where the Europuean and Eastern sit
uatfons were discussed between the
strokes Of n game Of billiards and Rus
STA was assured that she need have no
anxiety regarding her western from
tier while engaged with the japanese,
the conferences in the cabins of the
Hohenzollern and Polar Star will be
entirely informal and without secreta-
ries of other witnesses, unless perhaps
Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovitch
should be a participant.
The action of Emperor William In
seeking conference at this moment Is
generally interpreted as an assurance
Of his moral support of Russia in the
coming pour parlers at Washington
and Portsmouth and to show that Ger
man participation in the recent jap
anese loan was not q mark of the allen /
alton of German sympathy from Rus
STA.