Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-08-05
PORTSMOUTH
NOW READY
For the Coming Of the Russian
and Japanese Peace Com.
miSSionsrs
PROGRAM is ARRANGED
For Their Reception on Monday. MANY
Visitsrs Attracted to the New
Hampshire City.


sleepy old seaport town shows signs
of unwonted animation in anticipation
of the arrival of the Russian and
Japanese peace commissioners and
the opening of their conference next
Monday. Hotels and boarding houses
are filling with visitors, some of
them attracted by mere idle curiosity
but the majority consisting of journal
lists and photographers whose official
duties bring them hither. These lat
ter are keenly desirous of learning
what if any news of the conference
proceedings will be furnished them
during the progress of the negotia-
tions. There has been talk that the
strictest secrecy will be maintained,
but in this matter, as in all that con-
Germ the convenience of the commits
sioners, they will be asked to decide
for themselves how far to hold their
conferences from the public and what
facilities shall be given to the news
paper men to get the news of the daily
sessions, Among the newspaper men
already on the field are representa-
tives not only of the press associations
and leading newspapers of the United
States and Canada, but representa-
tives also of many of the leading jour
nails of European countries and of ia
pan.
The people of Portsmouth and the
adjacent villages of Kittory, Maine
where the navy yard is, and New Cas-
tie, New Hampshire, near which the |
plenipotentiaries will have quarters at |
the Hotel Wentworth, are on edge in
anticipation of the arrival of the COM
missioners. Plans for their reception
are practically complete.
The program provides that the plen-
ipotentiaries shall land at the navy
yard upon their arrival Monday morn
ing on the Mayflower and Dolphin and
go Immediately to the Office of Rear
Admiral Mead, commandant of the
yard, officially to pay their respects
The arrival of the two missions will
be marked by the firing of an ambassa-
doris salute for each mission. The
Marine Guard will render the pre-
scribed salutes, and will escort the
party from the navy yard through the
town of Portsmouth to their quarters
at the Wentworth distance of about
five miles. AS the navy yard is on the
Maine side of the Piscataqua River,
the Governor of New Hampshire will
probably receive the plenipotentiaries
in Portsmouth and formally welcome
them to the state. He will at the
same time extend to them an invita-
tion to be the guests of the state on
trip across the New Hampshire
mountains on the conclusion of the me-
gotiations.
Hundreds Of People on Watch at
Oyster Bay.
Oyster Bay, Aug Sin anticipation
of the arrival of the peace ENJOYS,
Oyster Bay assumed early today an
activity that has not been apparent
since the naval review off this harbor
two years ago. Hardly had daylight
appeared when teams with parties
were observed coming in from sur
rounding towns, and yachtsmen along
the shores boarded their boats early
today and began preparations for TAX
ing out friends or parties. A heavy
mist hung over the bay, but this disap-
peared under the bright sun, and the
harbor was soon filled with yachts and
pleasure craft of all descriptions. On
shore every available point of vantage
was occupied early and as noon ap-
preached hundreds of persons were on
the watch for the vessels bearing the
peace ENJOYS.
Japanese Peace ENJOYS Leave New
York.
New York, Aug. 5.-Baron Kamura
and Minister Takahira, the two Japan
ese peace envoys, together with their
suites, embarked for Oyster Bay early
today for their official presentation to
the President and their introduction
by him to Sergius Witte and Baron
Rosen, the Russian peace ENJOYS.
M. Witte and Baron Rosen proceed
ed to Oyster Bay on the U. S. cruis-
er Chattanooga, while the Japanese
ENJOYS went on the U. S. cruiser Ia
coma.
President Roosevelt Introduces the
ENJOYS.
Oyster Bay, Aug. 5-The represen-
tatives of Japan and Russia, who have
come to this country to enter into a
conference looking to the negotiation
of a peace treaty, were formally intro
duced to each other today by Presi-
dent Roosevelt on board the May
flower. When both the vice command
ers had been received and formally
presented to each other, they were en-
tertained at luncheon on the May
flower. At luncheon, President Roose-
velt proposed the following toast:
Gentlemen, propose toast to which
there will be no answer and to which