New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-07-19
RUSSIAN ENVOY
Will NOT serve
M. MURAvIEFF, CHIEF PEACE
PLENIPOTENTIAR TENDERS
HIS RESIGNATION.
The Gear Fills the Vacancy by APP
pointing M. Witte-Feeling That
Prospect of Peace in the Far East Is
Much Improved.

ST. Petersburg, July AN. Muravieff
has resigned his position as chief peace
plenipotentiary. 1t is said that the
declination of NJ Muravief to head the
Russian peace mission was based partly
on the state of his health and partly on
the fact that his allowance for expenses
to cover the period of his sojOurn in
America was only $4,000 roubles, which
amount he considered insufficient, ow-
ing to the great cost of living in the
United States.
M. Witte Appointed.
The emperor has filled the vacancy by
appointing as head of the commission
M. Witte, president of the committee OF
minister's The appointment clothes NJ
White with plenary powers. Official no
LITIGATION Of the designation OF M. Wltte
to head the mission was forwarded to
Washington Thursday morning. NJ.
White will take passage on the North
German Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wilhelm
Der Crosse, which sails from Cher
bourg July 26.
Peace Prospect Improved.
Washington, July 14.-The appoint
ment of NJ Witte is we'll received III
| Japanese circles, though the hope is eX-
pressed that there will be no more
| changes in the Russian selections. I'm
| officially the designation of M. Wltte
| is regarded in Washington as most pro-
| pitious. 1t is believed that this ap-
| pointment is an assurance that peace
in the far east is now in sight.
China Expects Peace.
| Yokohama, July 14.-Dr. Morrison
correspondent of the London Times
! at Picking, who is here on his way
| to Washington, says that China con
| fidently expects that peace will be made
between Japan and Russia, relying or
JaDans selection Of plenipotentlarle
! to cause a cessation of hOstilltles. Re
| garding China's representation at the
| peace conference, Dr. Morrison said tina
a certain section of China wanted rep
4 resentation in the proceedings, but a.
the conference will not be of an inter
national character, these Chinese ha'
been urged not to prosecute their de
S1ISS. w lSCI COuuCll0 udu fCCoCu III
idea, being willing to trust to Japan
csc equity. Viceroy Yuan Shin Kai, tn
most influential man in China, is quit
confident that Japan will act in goo
!, faith. DR.. Morrison thought that tn
{ anti-American sentiment among tn
Chinese is subsiding, and that it ha
never been as widespread as had bee
represented. He did not think the Chi
nese would boycott for any great lengt
of time goods that they had found pro-
itabel to handle.
8 Portsmouth Selected.
:, Washington July 11-Assistant SCI
rotary Pierce onday announced tha
the plenipotentiaries of Russia an
\ Japan had agreed upon Portsmouth
N. H, as the meeting place for the SCI
sions of the peace conference to be he
outside of Washington. The session
will be held in the government nav
| yard at Portsmouth in the new built
ing Just completed there. Third A
sistant Secretary Of State Pierce n;
been specially commissioned by Il
president to make all arrangement
for the meeting of the plenipotentiari
at Portsmouth, and is preparing
VI leave for that place to confer with t
commandant of the navy yard. L.
meeting will be held in the gene1
storehOuse.