The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-11
BRIDGE RULES .H0TRL AGAIN.
CARDS REPLACE INTEREST IN
THE RUSS AND JAP.

OF the hotel orchestra.
But this has boon day OF anxiety about
the Hotel Wentworth.
The coin had been tossed for positions
the teams were In place, 1t WA the kiokon'
This was the flrst turning point OF the con-
ference. Then at noon came the news
In the official statement that the japanese
hau laid down their terms daily and boldly
and retired TO permit the Russians to look
them over
The first message came when NJ. Korosto-
vitz, shortly after noon, came scorchng
I'D in an automobile to the Russian quarters
He Jumped out and handed to the corre-
sponoents, who crowded about him. the
simple official statement which showed
that japan had thrown her terms on tho
table.
Korostovitz came to bring back the other
Russian attaches for the war council. Prob
ably expecting some such thing, the nus
SLAMS kept to their quarters and were ready
Korostovitz bad no more than brought
them to the navy yard than no was sent
soorohing back In the auto for some papers
REDHor AUTO sooRoHINo.
From the Wentworth to the navy yard
is six miles by the road. Korostovitz
covered 1t four times In an hour and hall,
making twenty -four miles In all.
Hardly had the Russian attaches started
back down the road than the Japanese
came UP In their automobile For once
the stocky Takahira and tho slight Komura
we're forgotten, for Sato. mouthpiece OF
the delegation. carried a folded paper in
his hands and wore his official face.
In his hours Of ease Mr. Sato 70 as genial
"A heart could wish. He chats with his
friends, the correspondents; he drinks the
American highball with Scotch contents;
his views on art, industry and golf are Id
teresting.
When he has an official staternent, how
ever, Mr.. sato is a. stiff as an ambassador.
The correspondents fringed themselves
about Mr.. Sato. Tho summer girls aud the
dowagers tried to peek over shoulders on
the edge Of the crowd. Mr. Sato asked for
an acquaintance or two among the CORE
spondents. 80 that every one might oe
equally favored. They were summoned
post haste.
Then Mr.. Sato suggested that the back
piazza might be moro private and COM
Portable. The crowd moved back. Lean
ing AGAINST the back piazza Sato read on
= statement identical with that Of the Rus
sians-
eAro YEELs GREAT SORROW.
Some one asked II the Japanese terms
made q long document. Mr.. Sato was very
sorry but he must refuse all further informa-
ton. A few minutes later he was sitting
at a table on the piazza talking on Japanese
art.
Mr.. Peirce Of the State Department had
his troubles this morning The Japanese
ENJOYS and their secretaries left the hotel
at sharp. So did Witte. Rosen and two OF
their official family; but Korostovitz was
late and had to be left behind. At twenty
minutes past Q. with the conference six miles
away and to open at $50. M. Koroetovitz
emerged and asked for an automobile.
quick. There wasn't one to be had. Then
he inquired about the steam launch. Mr..
PIERCE was very sorry about that. too. but
the ENJOYS having decided to go 10y auto
the steam launch had been sent away.
Then how shall go2' inquired M.
Korostovitz, with considerable agitation
The hotel bus was the fastest thing In sight
The beated Russian caught that on the fly
and made his own way to the navy yard.
SOME MEN OF MYSTERY.
1
pretty we'll who's who by this time. Almost
a certainty is that anything In trousers u
not a regular summer boarder It's
woman's outfit, this back ground Of the peaos
conference. So there has been lively In
terest In two or three men OF mystery, who
talk Russian with Russians. French with the
French correspondents and even Japanese
with the yellow mon. They are not con.
nected with any newspaper. they protest,
and their names on the hotel register are
oolorless and unrecognized. They may b<
found every evening on the rear piazza
drinking highballs and listening to TIKI
The drinks on that reat piazza come by
curious system. A straight drink Is q
cents and a mixed drink rs Highballs
by the ruling Of the management. are mixec
drinks. You are not allowed to mix Il
yourself. The bartender inside decides
how much whisky you want in highbal
and delive rs 1t all sizzling to the walter
One guest tried to order straight drinl
OF Scotch whisky and straight glass Of
setzer. He got 1t. but he had to pay fol
two straight drinks.
It was on the back piazza last night thai
one Of tho International mysteries was
talking to correspondent and to Mr.. Safe
In editorial language.
Humanity hasn't much imagination,
said he a crowd will wait outside jai
and draw long faces because one man \
going to be hanged inside. Here. righ
here, four men are deciding whethe
thousands Of men, tens Of thousands o
men are to live or die. That's what
means II the war goes on. Thousands o
lives, let alone the future Of China. Ane
look at u.s." He waved his hand over tn
piazza. bright with white muslin. over tn
artillery band. over tho dowagers playing
bridge inside the open Windows.
RUSSIANS AND JAPs ALL BUSY.
No Russians and very few Japanese wer'
In sight about the corridors last night
The Russians, 1t was taken, were working
on the peace terms. The Japanese. on thei
side, must have felt the strain Of waiting
Both sides dined in their Private quar-
tiers. the hotel management having con
trived at last to spare one bedroom whiol
was turned into dining room for the Jap
anese.
After dinner old Mr.. Takahira came dow