The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-04
Mons. Witte Was Today
Formally Presented to
President Roosevelt
PREPARING FOR PORTsMOUTH
Chattanooga and Tacoma to
Garry Plenipotentiaries-
Order OF Pr3csdencs

NEW YORK, Aug. 4. 19o5.-M.
Witte, accompanied by Baron Rosen,
went to Oyster Bay on the Il o'clock
train this morning to be officially pre-
sented by the Russian Ambassador TO
President Roosevelt. in the same manner
as Baron Komura was introduced by
Minister Takahira week ago. After
the meeting at Sycamore Hill the Rus
sian envoys will return to this city late
in the afternoon and prepare for their
trip back 10 Oyster Bay tomorrow. when
their ceremonious meeting with the
Japanese pleBipotentaries VIII take place.
N. Witte was up betimes This morn
ing and he had an early breakfast. About
$50 o'clock he and Baron Rosen. ac-
companied by their suite. left the St.
Regis and drove to the st. Nicholas Rus
sian Orthodox Cathedral. in East Ninety
seventh street to attend the special re-.
ligious services celebrating st. Mary's
Day, which falls on this date. according
to the Eastern Christian calendar. It.is
also the name day Of Maria Feodoroyna,
Empress Dowager of Russia. High mass
was celebrated at s O'Clock, and Te
Deum at o'clock.
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Baron Rosen proceeded to the East
Thirty4fourth street ferry and crossed
the river to the Long Island Railroad
station, where their train was scheduled
to leave for Oyster Bay at II o'clock.
At Oyster Bay the party was met by
the Presider- qrriage and driven ont
Ito Sycamore Hill.
In the meantime the members Of the
staF seft behind at the st. Regis are
busils preparing for the trip on the Uni
ted States cruiser and yacht, first to Oys-
ter Bay to-Sarrow, and then the day and
a half on the ses to Portsmouth.
Two of Uncle Sans newest cruisers,
the Chattanooga ana the Tacoma. will be
the vessels used for the Oyster Bay trip,
not, as heretofore reporsed the May
flower and the Dolphin. The isttar YES
sells, yachts of the President and the
Secretary of the Navy, respectively. We're
to leave for Oyster Bay to-day and will
be there on the arrival of the cruisers.
The cruiser Galveston. now off Tomp-
kinsyille, will also be there.
| Both suites to-day are interested in the
matter of precedence at Portsmouth, as
to which of the two commissions is to
be presented to Gov McLane. of New
Hampshire, first. The question Of pre-
cedence all the way through has been a
sort of Chinese puzzle TO the Americans
but win be more or less solved in time
for the Oyster Bay ceremonies After
that. when the ENJOYS are under the jur-
isdiction of the Chief Executive of the
Granite State, there's no telling yer just
who will walk before whom.
There will be ten persons in each party
TO go on the trip, including all the neces-
sary secretaries. legal advisers and SER
wants. The minor attaches of the COM
missions will leave tomorrow for Ports
mouth by rail.
1t is said that NJ. witte was rather
disappointed when he found another sea
voyageahead of him on his arrival as he
is not good sailor NJ. Plancon. one Of
his secretaries, said in an interview thai
when the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse
landed Mr.. Witte had hopea to go te
Portsmouth by rail. NJ. Witte has.
however, submitted very gracefully ID
the plans that have been arranged
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