Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-07
PEACE ENJOYS IN new YORR
Delegations Travel from Boston to Metrsp-
oils in Special Trains
WILL VISIT THE PRESIDENT SATURDAY
Japanese VIII Lunch with the Presi-
dent Rt Noon and RUssIans VIII
Dine with Him in the
Evening.

| sons greeted the Russian peace ENJOYS
| when they arrived at the Grand Central
station this afternoon at 5:S5 o'clock on a
| special train from Boston. There was a
great demonstration when they left the
| train and hurried to the St. Regis hotel,
where they will remain while in this city.
VI. Witte. accompanied by Baron de Ro-
sen, walked from the train to the waiting
carriages, and It was with great effort that
the police cleared the way. The envoys
smiled and doffed their hats continuously
at the cheers Of the crowd.
| NJ. Witte and Baron de Rosen were read
| lily recognized and men and women pushed
| their way toward them. The crowd be-
came so great that the party was brought
to a standstill, and everyone wanted to
| shake hands with the two men Both
| grasped many hands as they slowly made
their way to the sidewalk.
The Russian plenipotentiaries and the
| members Of their party will be lavishly en-
tertained while in this city. The first of a
series of functions in their honor will be
| given tomorrow night, a dinner at the Met
ropoitan club by Colonel George Harvey.
The list of speakers has not yet been com
pleted, but in addition to the guests Of
honor will contain the names of Secretary
| Of State Elihu Root. General Horace Porter
| and President Arthur T. Hadley OF Yale.
| The Japanese ENJOYS arrived tonight at s
| o'clock on a special train from Boston
Baron Kaneko, Japans confidential repre-
! sentative here, with his secretaries and two
| score OF japanese students, was at the sta
] tion to greet the ENJOYS. Another great
crowd was on hand to cheer the returning
plenipotentiaries, and secret service men,
city detectives and heavy guard OF uni
formed police had to make way for the
| Japanese party.
Baron Koumura walked alone, followed
closely by Mr.. Takahira. The party en-
tered five carriages, and amid cheers were
! hurried away to their hotel.
| The Russian ENJOYS spent the evening
! quietly in their hotel. NJ. Witte, fatigued
| by the journey, retired early. On Saturday
NJ. Witte and Baron de Rosen will lunch
with the president at oyster Bay. It is
said that NJ Witte may make a flying trip
| to Washington on Sunday, as he Is espe-
cially anxious to see the capital. Monday
will be spent in this city. and on Tuesday
NJ. Witte and his party will sail for home
JRps visit Harvard.
| BOSTON, Sept. 6.-Both the Russian and
Japanese penipotentiaries, together with
the members of their respective missions
left Boston today in special trains bound
for New York.
] NIb"uS dsStilbltu at tle OOuln SNdIOn,
| and greeted the ENJOYS enthusiastically
NJ. Witte responded to the cheers by ap-
/ pearing on the lear platform and making
! a brief speech through NJ. Roisstvensky.
| He gave expression 10 the pleasure which
! his journey had accorded, his thanks at the
| cordiality of the greeting and his regret
that he must leave so soon.
Baron Komura, with several members of
! the Japanese mission visited Harvard Uni
versty during the day and was entertained
| at luncheon at the Colonial club in Cam
bridge. Members of the Harvard corpora
! ton and prominent Boston Japanese were
| present. At the railroad station the Japa-
nese departed amidst cheers from the Amer
! leans present and chorus of "banzais''
from large crowd of their fellow country
men.
ENJOYS Leave Portsmouth.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H.. Sept 6.-LIfe in
the picturesque section of New England
which for the last four weeks has centered
dround the proceedings of the peace con-
ference begar slipping back into normal
channels today, with the departure of M
Witte and the Russian mission on a spe-
cial train for New York and of the men,
bers of the japanese encourage who did
rot go with Baron Komura last night NJ.
Witte was up early this morning and be-
fore he had taken breakfast a crowd had
assembled on the hotel veranda to see him
on. He shook hands with each of the per-
sons gathered about him and when he
started he was given cheers and cries of
"Adieu."
Mr.. Takahira, who headed the Japanese
party also was heartily cheered
At the navy yard the work has already
/ begun Of restoring the general store to its
| former condition. The furniture will be
shipped back to Washington. including the
table on which the treaty was signed
This piece Of furniture may be preserved
by the Department Of. State and also the
chairs in which the plenipotentiaries sat
The building will. however, continue TO be
known as the peace building"
Mr.. Peirce, the assistant secretary of
state, will remain here this week 10 wind
up the governments business in connec-
( tion with the conference.
Captain MGR. Winslow commanding the
Mayfiower, was among the last to take
leave OF NJ. Witte The Russian pIenI
potentiary thanked Captain Winslow IN
his own and the emperor's name for the
hospitality which NJ. Witte and his mis-
sion had enjoyed aboard the Mayflower
and presented him with an autoRranb
photograph.
In commenoration OF the historic pa -
which the navy yard has played in the
last month. It has been suggested that a
bronze tablet be placed on the walls of
the peace building commemorative of the
peace OF Portsmouth" brought about
within its walls.
EhvOys Visit President SATURDAY..
OYSTER BAY, L. l., Sept. Sharon Ko-
mura and Minister Takahira, the Japanese
peace plenipotentiaries, Il was announced
today by Secretary Loeb, will lunch with
the president next Saturday. They will
come down from New York on the naval
yacht sylph.
The same evening NJ Witte and Baron
Rosen will dine at Sycamore Hiu. They
will come from Long Island City 20 Oyster
Bay in a private car The reason for the
Russian plenipotentiaTies coming by train
is because Of NJ. Whites preference for
railroad travel.
The following are copies OF the teleKrams
received yesterday from Baron Komura
and from NJ Witte and Baron Rosen, an
nouncing the signing OF the peace treaty
between Russia and japan:
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Sept. g. lsOS-To
the President: i hasten to inform you that
the treaty OF peace has just been signed
Humanity is under a lasting debt OF Erati-
tude 70 you Tor the initiation and success
tul conclusion OF the peace Conference. /
beg 20 be permitted TO add my own thanks
and sincere