Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-08-16

 a few minutes afterwards. It is un- derstood that the subject to be consid- cred to-day will be number seven of the peace conditions, which is the one relating to the cession of the Chinese Eastern railroad to China.
 Beginning today the peace plenipo- tentiaries are to be served with break fast in their snug dining room at the naval stores building. Heretofore luncheon and afternoon Sea had been served in the dining room and the ar rangement has proved very attractive.
 The menu for breakfast is printed in French and set forth an array or dishes calculated to please appetltes of the widest variety.
 Breakfast will be ready each morn ing at half-past 9 o'clock and 1t is the intention to have the meal co.sludeu so that the session of the conference may begin by 10.
 The trip of the envOys from the ho- tel to the navy yard this morning was very disagreeable on account of the steady. chilling rain, to which the Jap- anese in the open automobile were ex- posed.
 Alexander Briantchaniuoff, corre' spondent of the St Petersburg Slovo. writing on the question involved i'll the surrender of the Eastern Chinese railway, which is being considered Dv the peace conference to-day, and also regarding the general question of the restoration of Chinese sovereignty III the province says:
 Notwithstanding the secrecy so strictly observed regarding the discus sion of the peace conference, it Is now known that the second article dis cussed concerned the question of re- turninc Manchuria to China and that the article has been agreed upon. So it is understood that Manchuria is go- ing to be restored under the charming administration of China. For rear of Russia's enlargement she has been prevented from com pleting her work of civilization in that province where she spent mil lions of Russian roubles, retaining in return only unpleasant memories, and now they say that 1t is better to give Manchuria to nobody than to Rus sia. for to return Manchuria to China means to return that province to the state of barbarism. It is however, asked if even the railroad which cuts this province in three portions, and which should be an instrument of civilization and of development of her riches will be abandoned to Chinese neglect. With regard to the Harbin- I.iaotung railway line, the institution of an Chinese administration can be understood as this line has no strate- nynanf for China But it is quite different with the line uniting Vladivostok to Russia which it is impossible for the muscovite em- pire, because of its strategic value, to make dependent upon Chinese ad- ministration. Technical researches have shown the enormous difficulty of uniting VladivostOk and Port Ar thur with Europe around the Amur. So the civilized world welcomed the decision of Russia to build railway through Manchuria. Russia made this immense effort which, consider ing the policy of the open door, will be of great advantage to the com merce of the whole world. It is just that Russia should have the material guaranty that that railway line should not run the great risk of being destroyed or cut by the brigands, or that it should suffer in case of mis- understanding with China. The com. merce of the world will gain very much if Japan should be entrusted with the guarding of the southern railway line and Russia with the pro lection of the north line. mutually nledgings themselves to follow the policy of the open door in the whole province
 When Mr Witte and Baron RoseI appeared on the veranda of the hote annex there were few friends there tt bid them good morning. Both envoys wore top coats and after shaking hands with several Americans step ned into, their automobile. The chauf feur buttoned up their curtains tight Iy in partially successful effort t' keep out the driving rain and ava, the great motor car whizzed through the storm. About ten minutes later Baron Komura and Mir Takahira ac companied by one of their secretarie' came down stairs. Many people wer' assembled on the veranda by thi' time and Baron Komura took his cig arette out of his mouth long enougl to lift his hand and smile genially ii response to the respectful greeting h. received. Both plenipotentiaries wor' overcoats. They at once rolled afte the Russians.
 There was a slight hitch over tn departure of the secretaries No ve hicIe being in sight. the secretaries Q both missions wanted to know if ther, was not an automobile 10 take then to the navy yard. They booked out t' sea but the prospects was not such a to encourage the thought of a ritl' fin steam launches. which has fire ouentIy been the plan adopted by tn attaches. A motor car was seen ap proaching and the three Japanes ee-rcfaries immediately chartered end were whiried away through tn rain.
 M. PIancon was greatly distuTlBe' because he feared the pleniPOtentiarie vouh reach the yard before they di' and he was pacing the veranda il erest excitement calling loudly fo suv kind of eonveyence that woui fake them there most quickly Ses Ing a buggy coming up a hotel porte fonfS~are-i it. driver and all an down the slippery sIope the vehiel vas ss-on going with M- PiaHeon sn' tfe ofr5cizI papers in an spParenti rain effort to Overfake the rel devil hearing N. wiffe and Baron Ro<en- The hoefs uere the only means rs raining for the rest cf fte party who prepared te make a agid dash fer the landing where tb