Evening journal., 1905-08-03
NJ. WITTE HAS
HOPES OF PEACE
Russian Envoy Indicates
That Gar Wants Him to
Do His Utmost
EVERYTHING DEPENDS On TERMS

New York, Aug. 3.-Sergius Write.
Russia's chief peace plenpotentary and
president of committee of Ministers of
tine Russian Empire who, with Baron
Rosen the Russian Ambassor, will
meet the Japanese ENJOYS in Ports
mouth, ~ H., next week to arrange.
II possible, a treaty of peace between
Russia and Japan. arrived in HobolSen
shortly before O'Clock yesterday af-
ternoon ON the Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse. He went from the pier to his
Ia aarters at the St Regis.
wsth Mr.. Whites arrival the peace
may soon begin. Il Is
necessary now only to arrange the pre-
liminaIies, visit by the Russian en-
voy to President Roosevelt, and the
Subsequent introduction OF the peace en-
vOys 30 one aarother by the President.
IT is understood. incidentally, that
one OF the FIRST things M. Wltte intends
to do is TO ask President Roosevelt %
change the arrangements for the trans
pOrtation OF the Russian peace commits
sion to Portsmouth. M. Wiete Is a bad
sailor and suffered considerably on the
voyaRR 10 New York. He told several
friends on the KAISER Wilhelm der
Crosse tlIat he did not want TO do any
thing uhat would cause Inconvenience.
bur asked them whether they thought
THE President would mind altering the
arrangements, as he would much prefer
to travel by train. He WIS advised that
Mr. Roosevelt would doubtless be glad
to do anything 90 smit the Russians
convenience.
NJ Witte gave out statement IN
which ne said:
II need hardly point out that it is m5
very ardent desire that the two ciliv.
airOus foes who FIRST ibecame acquaint-
ed ON the field of battle may have founc
ia each others sterling ql1alities mo-
tlves poHverfur enough to cultivate thas
lacqusintanceship until II riDen into last
ing friendship.
''Meanwhile. however, the terms Of
fered must first be ascertainei, weigne,
and Judged admissible by Russia be
fore she can praCeed TO formal negotia
tions. Hitherto, as you are aware, q
was customary in oaees like this to set
tie adj such pnelinliunries. before bhi
meeting Of the plenip0teirtiaHses, who's
task it was to come to a final agree
lment upon matters under discussion
NOW. the very fact that His Majes
lty the Car consented 20 take eours
Involving a departure from this ancien
diplomatic usage and 70 appoint a mis-
sion TO learu the nature OF our bT7iv
emeny's terms Is an eloquent token o
the friendly feelings whith he and hi
subjects continue to cherish toward tn
people of the United States"
ONE OF TOGO'S SHIPS DAMAGEl
san Francisco. Aug. 3--Advices hay
been received here BY the nladl steami
( Siberia iust arrived from the OrieI
2 that the fol.ner Togo Kisen Kaisha
y liner Nippon was 50 badly damaged /
e fthe shells of the RuEeian waIsllips dui
q ing the battle of tine Sea o. Japan ths
s it wns found necessary to nun the va.
a sci ashore to save her flom being
! total loss. She WIS one OF Admir-.
Z iTogo's scouting vessels and WAS "A
! first to discover Admiral Roiestvensky
E heet on the morning of the great navl
I battlr It was while bearing the new
J to the aJpahese fleet that the well
known steamer met disaster.