The sun., 1905-08-23
LOST LEGION GETS RESTLESS.
PORTSMOUTH LIFE FALLS on
THESE MEN or ACTION.

Believe Peace Conference Hes Failed and
Arc Thinking Of Their Haunts in Paris
Berlin, St. Petcrsburg. q Elsewhere
-wltto Psses with Correspondents
PORTSMOUTH. N. H., Aug. 22.-The en-
voys and their baoisstairs oonferess have
been here two weeks now. The assembled
company has begun to break up into groups
and to get acquainted. We have found our
congenial company at the tables In the dinin q
room; have even begun to strike agree
ments as to our hour OF dining, 30 that the
company may assemble at the same time.
There are Russian tables, Japanese tables
French tables, Chicago tables California
tables, Irish tables and most Of all, inter-
national tables.
At one time last week We oven took 20
adjourning TO the palm garden to have our
black coffee In hearing Of tho Tenth Artil.
lery band. The weather cured us OF that,
for the nights are cool and ohan geable,
and dinner dress Is slim protection to the
human chest. week ago the common
place was How do you like the moequitoesf'
Now 1t is "How's your oold''
There Is no doubt that tho lost legion
and baokstairs oonferees In general want
to 20 away. They'd like peace, certainly.
but eelfshly they are longing for action
along tho boulevards or Broadway or Unter
den Linden or the Nevsh Prospekt. Per-
hap ps the selfish wish has been father to the
pessimism Of the last week. A fashion,
able, dressy girl-haunted summer hotel
is the last place on earth to attract the
members Of the lost legion. Tho palm
garden stories now arc all Of action, OF old
times in ship and camp. Of the intrigue Of
courts and the delight OF armies, Of the
places where . man is q man. not an annex
to summer girl and canoe.
So to-day. when Sato came out Of the
elevator and posted a notice stating that
the conference had adjourned again, tho
backstairs conference groaned. II nattered
not that the delay Is good omen for peace.
The backstairs members have made up
their minds that there will be no peace
anyhow, and there's an end Of It.
WHEN wrrrE POSED.
Baron Rosen and Mr.. Witte were photo
graphed yesterday In tho midst Of those
who wear the white and yellow ribbons
and OF several other correspondents. Tho
photographer had made nice little ar
rangement OF chairs for the group. and
had set in the middle q mahogany settee
for Rosen and Witte.
When tho big Russian appeared the
rest Of the group was In place and half the
summer guests an a hundred unattached
rubbernecks were lined up behind tho
camera Watching. As Witte rolled down
tho piazza with that Boer gait Of his every
one applauded. It u easy to see who u
tho favorite envoy In this hotel. Witte
did not like the settee; 1t seemed TO suggest
q throne too much.
Met, Met he said, and without waiting
for assistance he slung the settee to ono
side and showed two chairs into Its place.
He sat down, crossed his hands over the
head Of his cane, and got ready to be taken.
Mr.. Witte, In this small action, showed
that he is . man OF decision.
A half dozen Of the Russian envoys sat
in tho palm garden yesterday playing that
eame, which the Cantonese Chinese call
.Men-Cee-Yat-See.' It's sort OF count
ing out game, something like Simon sAys
Thumbs Up Ono Of the attaches who
has lived In Pekin taught It to the crowd.
They played for half an hour. and enjoyed
1t like children.
THE TEA DRINKBRs.
The supply Of tea at the hotel has had to
be renewed twioe In the last week and tho
four samovars bought for The conference
arc kept busy all the time. Both Russian
and japanese attaches drink teA oon-
tinually while they work. Every afternoon
at s O'Clock Pokotilon's MAnchu servant
and Whites French one cross over from
the hotel dining room and return with two
steaming samovars.
The Japanese tea is made In little pots
and their servants are busy all day running
for hot water
MIND RAIDER TRIES sATo.
Zanoni, psychologist and mind reader, II
exhibiting IN the ballroom tonight. He II
q living psychio wonder. He admits 1t
himself. Number one was the test which
killed Washington Irving Bishop. He per-
formed 1t without 30 much as disturbing .
frill OF chiffon on the pretty, slim summer
girl who led him around. Each feat was
more difficult than the last, until at No. o..
which was entitled voluntary contrbu-
tions, he found money on the guests after
the hotel had got through with them.
Mr.. Sato attended. He sat in the front
row and acted as the pleasant citizen who
always obliged when . knife was to be
hidden or letter picked out Of word on
q page Of book hidden In any part Of tho
ROOM all unknown to the medium. who
was blindfolded, anyway. It Is reported
that Prof. Zanoni was engaged privately
to read Mr.. Sato's mind in the course Of the
evening, but that just under the scalp he
found a shell Of thought-resisting, pro-
jectile-proof armor plate, this being the
most remarkable experience Of his pro-
fessional career.
PAY FOR CONVICT LABOR.
Caereyman euegests That Il 6hSuld Go 70