North Carolina Newspapers

JUDGE LEWIS ticket Nominated by the I Viilriia Republicans SUMMARY OF PLATFORM Endorses Roosevelt and the National Platform -Promises to Divide Ju dicial Offices With Democrats. Denounces the New State Constitution-Promises Free School Books Roanoke, Va., Aug. 9. When the Re publican state convention assembled this morning for-its second day's work little time" was lost gefng- down tr. business. The resolutions committee appointed yesterday brought in te platform which contained nine pails, and which was read and adopted us -a whole amid rousing applause. The platform endorsed the national Repub lican platform, -especially sound cui rency, protective tariff, expansion, the Monroe doctrine, the Panama canal and a larger navy. It endorses President j noose velt's administration and his. "de f y termination to give every one a square deal." " . It deplores the unimportant part being played by Virginia in the national movement toward prosperity in na tional business. On the liquor question the platform favors the plan of leaving the traffic solely to ,the people, trust ing to their sound judgment to deter mine this question in "each locality. It denounces the present election laws and' cites the present investigation in Rich mond as a reason for going back to the-peo'pie,1 asking , for redress in. tlii& particular. The platform favors a non . partisan judiciary and pledges that if tlje Republican party secures control of , the legislature, to elect two out of five ,pf the members , of the supreme court ofv appeals from the opposition party. I The new: constitution, and its proc lamation after a promise to submit it to the people, is. strohgly denounced. : The platform declares for higher edu " x ' cation and free school books in public schools- It -declares it a duty to keep eacred from invasion the state's natural 1 oyster beds and to prevent the en croachment now going on. It denounces all graft in . public office and recom mends the "turning out o.: office of all wrong doers. . ' It would shake off all allegiance to the Democracy and, would pledge men to vote, independently for honest elections. - After the ' platform was adopted a new plan of organization of the party was-read arid adopted. The rules were then suspended and C. Bascom Slemp ! of the Ninth district was re-elected ' state chairman by acclamation. , Nominations for governor were then in order. United States District At torney Thomas L. Moore of Christian burg put in nomination" Judge L., L. Ijewis of Richmond. -' ' Among the ten speeches seconding the nmination of Judge Lewis, was one by W. H.. C. Brownv a negro of New port News, a Harvard graduate, whose - address was among the most eloquent heard during the convention and was frequently and liberally applauded. Following is the ticket as nominated" in full: For governor, .Judge L., L. Lewi's of Richmond; lieutenant gover nor, William Preston Kent of Wythe county; attorney general, George Rlver- comb of Highland; treasurer, John Acker of Rockingham; superintendent of education, J. N Harman of Taze we'll; commissioner of agriculture, W. H. Eggburn of "Culpeper; secretary of the commonwealth, V. M. Lowder of Floyd. FIRST MEETING GOES SMOOTHLY (Continued from Page One.) was Mr. Nabakoff, one of the secre taries of the czar's mission, and with the Japanese envoys was Mr. Adach!, their powerful secretary. V Upon arriving at the storage ware house each party went at once to its anteroom, and after a brief wait al assembled in the conference room where formal greetings were ex- ehanged. Ceremony was dispensed With nd the envoys proceeded to busi ness immediately. They experienced little if any difficulty in determining, upon the mode of conducting the pro feedings. It was agreed that in the ral conference any envoy might speak )he tongue -which he preferred to use, kut that the written exchanges and the treaty of peace, if one werecon tluded, should be .in the French . lan guage. Mr. Witte especially pleaded- for French, although he speaks it indir terentlarv ; The ease with which this matter was disposed of is being accepted as an in dication of. a disposition on the" part Bi the envoys to get on with their work without : any bickering. " The plenipotentiaries also- gave evi dence of a: wish - to reach an agree ment as soon as possible by agreeing that there should be two , sessions daily, the first-1 to begin at 9:30 a. m., and to last until 12:30, and the second to begin at 3 and last until 5:30 or 3 o'clock; But the most marked x- ample of the satisfactory feeling that prevailed wa given when . the ques tion of credentials was brought for ward. M. wiue produced thos nf himself and Baron Rosen and su ed that there' be 2fft exchange. :, Baron Komura thereupon explained that he and Mr. Takahira had not expected th first day's proceedings to progress so rapidly and they had cori sequentiy no; thought of bringing their, letters, of credence. v"-ThisIM Witte courteously offered to waive inform ally. If ' any suspicion existed on the part of the' Russians over the failure of the" Japanese" to produce their cre dentials it was quickly removed, for this afternoon Baron Komura called on M. Witte and handed him a copy and avtranslation of ; the Japanese let ters of credencei; ; At the same time Baron Komura gave assurances that the Russian credentials were entirely satisfactorily. ' The formal exchange of credentials will take place at tomorrow's meeting. After, the conference adjourned the envoys spent a little time in their re spective .rooms and then started for the Wentworth V in ' separate steam launches. ' Shortly after the Japanese envoys reached the hotel they gave out the following statement . through Mir. Sato; ' r . . "Today's meeting was informal,, for the purpose of settling the method 2? procedure. In that meeting it was de- cided that formal meetings shall com mence tomorrow at 9:30. Meetings will he held twice a day, one from 9:30 to 12:30, and from 3 to 5: 30 .or 6 in the' afternoon, subject to such modifications as may be agreed upon. "No serious business transacted at this morning's session." American Opinion of Peace Terms Htotejl Wentworth,. Portsmouth, JN. H., Aug. 9. J. K. Matsumete, a mem ber of the Japanese party who arrived here today, has Injected a novel theory into the discussion of . peaca terms. He refuses to say what the Japanese would consider if) , be the basis of an equitable agreement and expects that the matter will be decided by the gen eral opinion of the reasonable Ameri cans ' whom he haa met. He says: . "Here is something that sheds light on the question of what are reason able. I came to this country a couple of months ago. In that time I, have met a number of senators and repre sentatives in congress and other per sons of prominence and standing' In Chicago, St. Louis, New York and else where. I have made it a point to ask of each one what he thought would be reasonable terms for Japan to de mand, and I have made a memorandum! of the result of each conversation. On comparing my notes I find that these eminent: Americans differed on; minor points, but that therewas aboslute unanimity on seven propositions "These are the seven; demands which were, put forward as- reasonable by every one of these Americans. "1. An indemnity," "The figure gen erally suggested , was a thousand mil lions. "2. The cession of Saghallen." ' "3. , The - cession Qf- the Liaotung Peninsula. ' - - - - . - : "4. Deliver to Japan the railway in Manchuria. "5. The transformation of f Vladivos tok into a free port. "8. A Japanese' - protectprate over Corea.,. r ..' ; , . , "7." The open door in -Manrtiuria. "These are the demands' which, ap pear reasonable to an influential and Intelligent class of Americans, as I have demonstrate beyond doubt. "Our people in Japan have no idea whatever of humiliating Russia, and will ask nothing but what is reason able." Convict Shucks His Shackles Asheville, N. C. Aug. 9. Special. John Chandley, a white man from Big Ivy, who was serving a three years' sentence i on the chain-gang, escaped last evening by filing the shackles from his leg's. Chandley had only a few days to serve, but was wanted by the state authorities to finish a ten year sentence in the state prison. More than twenty-five years ago Chadley was convicted of an 'offense in Yancey county and was sent up for ten years. After serving a few months he escaped, and , it was never known that he was the man wanted until some time ago the local authorities learned that Chandley was the escaped convict. ' ' ., , . Bench Warrant for Greenwood ; Asheville,' N. C. Aug. 9. SpeciaL Judge McNeill of the superior court this morning signed a bench warrant for the arrest of "Chief" Greenwood, who Monday morning stabbed his wife in so fearful a manner that she can not live. v A message from Big Ivy says that her physician has " pronounced the wounds fatal and that there is no hope of recoveryi. Bud. Whittemore of the Big Ivy section, who was here today, said that the attack of Greenwood on his wife was unprovoked, . that the husband wanted the -wife to reconvey several thousand dollars in notes to him; that she refused and he stabbed her. A sheriff's posse is on the trail of Greenwood and it is likely that he will shortly be captured. Manila Garrison on Review Manila,- Aug. 9.This - morning the garrison of Fort McKinley was re viewed. Secretary ; Taft, Major Gen eral Corbin and - Miss Alice Rooseavlt were on horseback. The remainder of the visiting party were In automobiles and launches. Rear : Admiral Enquist, the Russian commander of - the , . in ternered squadron, drove Mrs. Gen eral Corbin in an automobile. Senator Scott'; presided In the after noon at a nieetlng oX. tobacco pro ducers. . A tame discussion, unbacked by detailed informaiion, took place. This evening there was a reception of 3,000 guests at the army and navy club. Tomorrow Archbishop Harty will give a banquet to the visiting sena tors and .congressmen. Congressman Cochran win be the, principal speaker. - A Guaranteed Cure for Piles Itching, Blind. Bleeding or Protrud ing piles. Your druggist will refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure you In 6 to 14 days. 5Cc THE MORNING POST, JHURSpATATTCrUST 10, J 9 05 NO BASIS FOR. PEACE Comment of Russian Press Upon the -: r . . - . - - - . ; i.,, , - . : -Eve of the Conference ; St. V Petersburg, Aug. 9.-Absence - of a solid basis for peace is the last com ment of the Russian press before the beginning of the peace - negotiations. The Russ says that the conference meets . with Russia in a most unf avor-yj able position, yet her -.def eats ; have cost the Japanese- a greater effort than has been allowed to; appear. The Jap-, anese count more upon Russia's Inter nal disorganization than upon the cer tainty of military conquest. They have won their political freedom and they know how that enhances the strength and morale of an army. -.. Russia, on the eve of .the birth of at representa tive assembly, can rely upon her strength of tomorrow to achieve a satisfactory peace. No peace now can include an indemnity or cession of ter ritory;,' ' The Novoe Vremya says that Witte can negotiate only on the sum of eighteen months events, not on the result of the war, for .there has been no result and the war had not reach ed a decisive state when the present conference was proposed. 'NEW MONEY ORDER FORM fit Is Designed to Make Raising the kmount Impossible i Washington) Aug. 9. Before leaving the city on his vacation Postmaster General Cortelyou directed the Issuance of a hew form' of money order, which will, it is believed, be proof againsc any alteration in the hands of forgers. The department has been greatly an noyed for some time pasVby the opera tion of .persons who purchase money orders for small" amounts and raise them, passing theml upon merchants after office hours and obtaining goods and money in exchange. Although the direct loss falls entirely1, upon -thoss who accept the orders, the department refusing to cash them except as origf nally drawn, there has been, a heavy indirect expense involved in the pur suit, arrest and conviction ot the of fenders. The form adopted will be issued as soon as new" plates can be prepared and other necessary preliminary ar rangements made.' Tenderloin Subject Murdered Wilmington,. N. C, Aug. 9. Special. T. C. Lamb, a young White man whose home is at Florence, S. C, was com mitted to jail without bail following the verdict xf the coroner today, Lamb shot and killed, last night' at jnidnight a woman of the tenderloin' district, Alice Owens, with whom he was great ly enamored. After killing the. woman Lamb remained in the. house While his companion, C. U Fowleri .went out to seek an officer. When - Sergeant Merritt started to . carry. Lamb away the young man broke from, the offi cer, and kneeling beside the, prostrate f crm of the woman embraced , her in a last farewell. LamtK. told '...Fowler shortly before they entered the house that he had something , awful 1 to tell him, that he was going to "'do up" Alice Owens, The woman was tnirty years old. Lamb was drinking when he shot the woman, drawing a -pistol from his pocket and firing in the pres ence of three witnesses. Admiral Clark to Retire Washington,' Aug.:. 9. Real--Admiral Charles Edgar Clark, who 1 won fame during the Spanish war by bringing the battleship Oregon from the Pacific station around to Cuba in sixty-five days, will be retired as an officer of the navy .tomorrow on account of age. Admiral Clark is one of the best known officers in the service, and has seen and participated in many actions. He was appointed to Annapolis in 1860 from Vermont. The Oregon broke all records for the 13,000 miles around the horn. There were n? breaks nor" de lays, and the Oregon "played a conspic uous part at Santiago. Admiral Clark was advanced: seven numbers In -rank for' his , Spanish, war service.'. In, 1902 he was appointed by this government as . naval representative at .. King, ' Ed ward's; coronation, but he declined to go. . ; ' - - ' Troops Pouring "into Manchuria St. Petersburg, Aug. 9. Despite the fact that the peace negotiations are now under way at Portsmouth troops continue to be sent to the. front h Manchuria in Increased numbers. After the end of the current week general merchandise will not be accepted for transportation on the Trans-Siberian Railwaym an the cars being devoted to the use of the military. The deliberations at Peterhof on the projected national assembly have end ed. Many wild rumors are current concerning the manifesto on the sllb ject that It is expected will be Issued by the czar Saturday. The -reports that the czar will go to Moscow to proclaim a constitution are baseless. ; .. ' Grand Encampment Meets Wilmington, N. C Aug. 9. Special. The annual meeting of the grand en campment, of the grand lodge of Odd Fellows convened at the Seashore Hotel, Wrightsville Beach, tonight. There are about forty delegates present so far.. The big day of he encampment will be Thursday, when the most important business of the encampment will be transacted. The address of welcome to night was delivered by W. L. Smith of Wilmington. ' r Mothers los- their dread for "that terrible second summer" when they have Dr. Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry In the house. Nature's specific for, summer complaints of every sort. - . ' To Cure a Cold in One Day Take . Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab lets. All druggists refunds the money if it fails to cure. t "E. W. Grove's sig nature ia C3 tch box 25c JOINT NAVAL REVIEW Seventy British and French Ships Salute. King. Edward . ; pTtsimtii JSug.: 9. King. EdV ward; today reviewed . the combined. British and French, fleets. Dull weath er5 and rain, marred the- brilliancy of the .scene; but otherwise the event was most successful. The king ; on board thei royftl yacht Victoria and, Albert, followed by the admiralty , yacht, and a few" other vessels,- left Cowes at 10: 30 o'clock. Passing down between the two flagships and the parallel 3 squad rons, the royal .yacht returned on the Isle of Wight side of the French ships. The king wearing the uniform o an admiral', stood alone on the bridge. ! All the ships fired "a royal salute as the Victoria, and Albert approached the two flagships. " The two squadrons ag gregated "about seventy;, ships. IClng Edward took luncheon with Vice Admiral Caillard, the French commander-in-chief, on board the French flagship Massena. He was ac companied by the Prince of Wales and Duke of Connaught. As" soon as the Icing "had boarded the Massena the , French fleet weighed an chor 'and' entered Portsmouth harbor. On its way it passed Nelson's flagship, the Victory, rwlcfrv. was flying the ri- coior. . , : ; , WAS NOT A BURGLAR A Woman Shoots Her Husband, Who Was' Walking in His Sleep Royston, Va., Aug 9. State Senator W. P. Cobb was shot and killed at 2 o'clock this morning by his wife. Cobb was walking in his sleep at the time and Mrs. Cobb, thought he was a burglar. Mrs. Cobb says that this morning she was aroused by a noise at her win dow, which was open. Looking out she saw a man moving about on the veranda. As burglars have been fre quent recently, Mrs'. Cobb .says she thought the person was a burglar, and seizing a pistol which was under her pillow, she fired. As- Cobb 'fell he called his wife's name and Mrs. Cobb readied that she had shot her hus band. Both shots fired by Mrs. Cobb took effect, one In the head and one in the abdomen. RACES AT SARATOGA Saratoga, N. Y., Aug. 9. -Results to day: . ' ; k First race Aviston, 5 to 1, won; Bi vouac," 7 to 5, second; Ruth W., third. Second race Jim Newman, 7 to 5, won; Presgrave, 8 to 5, second; Punctual, third. Third race Battle Axe, 8 to 5, won; Sandy B., 5 o 1, second; J. Wernburg, third. Fourth, race Wire In, 20 to 1, won; Bragg, 6 to 1, second; Oarsman, third. Fifth race Loretta M., 16 to 5, won; Acot Belle, 2 to 1, second; Our Sister, third.5 ; - . - i. . ; Sixth race Pat Bulger, 12 to 1, won; Graziallo, 8 to 5, second; Councllmifci, third. County Superintendent Elected Asheville, N. C, Aug. 9. Special. A meeting of the Buncombe" county school board was held this forenoon, at which time Prof. A. C. Reynolds was chosen to fill the position of superintendent of the school system of the county. Professor Reynolds, who fills the vacancy caused by the dismissal of J. J. Reagan, has for five years held the position of president of the Ruth erford College and is a graduate of the Peabody Normal. He was born and reared In Buncombe, and has al ways been regarded as one of the county's most substantial citizens, Ab well as one of the most favorably known educators. Tight Sunday in Wilmington Wilmington, N. C' Aug. 9. Special. Wilmington will soon be under the domain of the so-called Sunday blue laws, it may confidently be predicted as a result of complaints filed by merchants and dealers In cigars and to bacco. An old statute has been found In the city code forbidding drug stores to sell anything else but drugs on Sun day, and as the entire cigar and, soft drink trade on the Sabbath is controlled by the druggists, the enforcement of the law will make this a tight city on Sundays in every respect save the newspaper and the Sunda-shine. Quarantine Stops Through Trains Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 9. Incoming passenger trains are suffering great In convenience by reason of the quarantine regulations now in force. The traffic has fallen off considerably. The Southern Railway will discon tinue through train No. 42, which runs between Memphis and Washington. This train leaves Memphis at 11 o'clock at night. No. 41, its counterpart, south bound arrives at 6 a. m. This train will also be discontinued during the quar antine., Other roads may take off trains within a few days if the situation does not Improve. . New Shoe Firm - Greensboro, N. C, Aug. 9. Special. The Ward Shoe Company is the name of a new retail shoe firm which will begin business here September 1st. The papers have been sent to the secretary of state at Raleigh for the incorporation cf the company, which will be composed of C. L. Davis, C, R. Dobson and M. J. Callahan, all of Augusta, Ga. The capi tal stock is $10,000, all paid in. Rosco A. Ward of this city will be the man ager.. The company has leased the storeroom at 314 Seuth.Elm street now used by Kress' five and ten cent store, which will be moved to more commodK cus quarters at 316 South' Elm street. Miners to Hear the President Wilkesbarre, Pa., Aug. . 9. All thk . , w mines in the upper . coal region shut down tonight and will be idle tomor row, that . the mine workers "may have an oportunlty to hear President Roose velt tomorrow afternoon when he will address the miners ana tne temper ance workers who have gathered for the thirty-fifth annual ; convention or the Catholic Total Abstinence union of America. The miners expect that the, president will' say something of special interest on the present situa tion In the coal, mines. It is estimated that 80,000 miners will be in the city. Visit to Convict Camp Winston-Salem, N. C, Aug. 9. Spe cial. The visiting members of the state board of charities this morning visited the county home and convict camp. The secretary reported that they were especially delighted to find no wo men at camp. "In some counties," said Miss Denson, "women are' em ployed at convict camps as cooks, but we do not think such action very ele vating." This afternoon the board visited the white and colored hospitals and the jail. The closing session was held tonight. The visiting members will leave tomorrow morning for their respective homes. - .Raleigh Man Hurt in Richmond Richmond, Va., Aug. 9. Special. R. W. Phillips of Raleigh, N. C, was painfully, and , possibly seriously, hurt tonight by falling or being thrown from a street car. Mr. Phillips has been stopping at the Lexington Hotel and wasj?reparing to leave the city. In at tempting to board a car at Eighteenth and Main streets he fell, striking head first, cutting a gash and shocking him Into Insensibility for a short time. He was ', treated by a physician for the street car company and was taken to the Lexington Hotel, where he is doing as well as could be expected. Sunday Ordinance Repealed Asheville, N. C, Aug. 9. Special. It was learned here today that the muni cipal authorities of , Waynesville yes terday repealed the Sunday law and refunded fines imposed Monday for vio lation of the law. Four liverymen, the station agent and the telephone oper ator were fined Monday , for violating the Sunday ordinance. Assessment Reduced Salisbury, N. C, Aug: 9. Special. Henry W. Miller of Raleigh aPPeaed before the board of county commission ers for Rowan yesterday Inbehaf of the Southern Railway Company with reference to assessments upon its pro perty at Spencer. Since the erection of the large shop buildings at that "point the value had been placed at $172,000, but upon the application of Mr. Miller the assessment was redaiced to $150,000 f f or state and county taxation. Railroad Clerk Stabhed Salisbury, N. C, Aug 9. Special. In a personal encounter here this after noon Torrence Montgomery stabbed Alex. Torrence, a check clerk in the Southern ( Railway office, in the side. The condition of the - wounded young man is precarious. The knife entered the ribs of Torrence and fwent full length into his body. Montgomery, who is a mere lad, was arrested. Woman Holds up a Burglar. Spencer, N. C, Aug. 9. Special. While attempting to enter the residence of S. J. Perch of East Spencer tonight an unknown negro was observed by a neighbor, Mrs. Charles Trexler, and held at the point of a pistol, until offi cers arrived and took the burglar in charge. .The negro admits having at tempted to enter the same house last night. Farmer Found a Gold Nugget Greensboro, N. C, Aug. 9. Special. A farmer residing a few miles from this place dropped into a jewelry store here today and exhibited a beautiful gold' nugget weighing 27 pennyweights, and valued at about $27.60. He said he picked it up on his farm a day or two, ago. '' ' Street Paving Contract Asheville, N. C, " Aug. 9. Special. The city today made a contract for the paving of several streets, the prin cipal one being Southside avenue, the route from the passenger station to the city. The contract calls for more than 6,000 lineal feet. The cost of the new work will be approximately $40,000. Death From Memingitis Greensboro, N. C., Aug. 9. Special. Percy, the four-year-old son of Mr. H. L. Paylor, died' this morning at 8 o'clock. Meningitis was the cause of his death. He had been sick for about a week. The remains were taken to New Bern tonight for interment in that city, which was the former home of Mr. and Mrs. Paylor. The funeral will take place tomorrow morning. Greensboro Business Change $ - Greensboro, N. C, Aug. 9. Special. The firm of RIcka, Walker & Batchelor, men's furnishers, was dissolved today by mutual consent, Thomas A. Walker sellftfe his interest to his partners, to engage In the tailoring business here. The purchasers will continue the busi ness under the firm name of Ricks, Batchelor & Co. ' Portuguese Settlers Murdered Cologne, Aug. 10. The Gazette says that six thousand natives in the Caconde district, Portuguese West Africa, have risen and burned several villages Inhabited by Portuguese set tlers, a majority of whom were mas sacred. London, Aug. 10. A dieoatch to 4he Telegraph from Ylngkow says that ' heavy rains and the Russian retreats ' have postponed . the expected general . "B"'Cj1""l'"'.i ' J. kill. deep along the roads. engagement The mud is three feet SMALL GOSSIP ABOUT ENVOYS Foreigners" Keep the Rubber Necks Interested SOME OF THE NOTABLES Russians Cultivating Sociability ani Japanese Attending Strictly- to Their Owo Affairs Table Talk an Unknown Art Among the Griea. tals High Tariff on Stimulants Portsmouth, N. H., Aug. 9 Surely never in this country and never in the world, since the close of the Dreyfus trial at Rheims, has there been such a wanders of the world, as is going on now in the Hotel Wentworth. There 13 hardly a region on the face of the globe, except the interior of Thibet, where some one now quartered in this big white building has not been. -East and west meet here and nearly all the tongues of the world, even to the Peki nese dialect, are spoken in the big di: ing room. There are the correspondents, first h allf land the hotel resounds with the babel of their languages. Energetic little Frenchmen talk over tables on the back piazza with great eyed, calm faced Russians; Italians match their quick gesture with the lordly flourishes of Spaniards. At every other table some one is talking in deep bubbling Prus sian. Most of these foreign journalists wear some decoration or other. The Frenchmen, almost to a man,' sport ths tiny red ribbon of the Legion of Honor. So do some of the Russians and Ital ians. 1 The diplomatic corps, ' in the staffs of the envoys, have traveled almost a3 widely. Then there is a background vi. wuuu1 wcuiucici-b, men 01 me lost legion,, attracted here by the convenr tion. The envoys and their suites have been in the hotel for thirty houTS now, and-no one has seen a Japanese do a thing apart from the routine of busi ness. The members of the Russian suite, however, take things easier nnd mingle with the guests at the "hotel, They have made a score of acquaint ances already. One or another of them is always on hand when anything u doing about , the hotel. The Japanese keep very much U their quarters. The Japanese journal ists, incidentally, have a hard row t( hoe. All Japanese look alike to mosf Americans. So guests and corres pondents are continually taking then1, for members of the dipldmatic forces, Whenever this happens the Japanese bows and says: "You mistake; I am a correspondent, sir, and goes his way. The sis-ht of nno rf th working always draws a few rubber necks. He takes out a small ink pot. and brush and make's hen tracks in vertical column all over a piece of rice paper. This is afterward translated into a code for the cable. Perhaps the personage who attracts most attention among the celebrities ia M. Pokotiloff, the former minister Pekin, (He is taller than Witte, but younger and more, vigorous in build, and he looks every Inch the man he is. His complexion is swarthy and his beard black. He has a shrewd but rather kindly eye and easy, pleasant manners. Witte and Rosen took breakfast in their rooms this morning. The who;e hotel knew that the envoys w'ould start for the conference at about 10 o'clock. At that hour every woman in the p!ac was at the entrance waiting to the start. - Takahira, - Komura ar.i Adachi passed to their automr.b!ia3 through a double line of white muslin and chiffon. The two ministers, drf-spci-in bujiness-llke fashion in mornir? clothes, raised their hats slightly to the lames. The Russians came out by tr.t:r private entrance In-the left wing of the., hotel. ,' When Witte, Rosen and their 'party passed down the dining room at lnr.r'n eon they bowed cordially to th- -? ; n ese party. The Japanese return ri tr.c bow with exception of Komurn, who fras looking elsewhero fat the tur.e fudging by their manner in this hot?-.. table talk is an unknown art ir. J iPa' Takahira and Komura excha; r.o Word at meal time. They sit -vith an air of deep thought and stare ir.ta a water bottle from different anaes. The Russians dined in their cn suito last nieit Th .Tnnar.e.ae r ' in the dining-room as usual. .To ' the Ja panes would dine If tiay for entirA nrivaw'Ia someth;: of a' - - mystery' They are- quarter? a h el ter skelter manner throjg;;o:t hotel. Sato has to put up with a .3 hall bedroom. Room seems to b for correspondents, summer s'-estr. others. The price of cocktails vs r to 25 cents. . Commander Gibbons of the rv .in . - r and. .Winslow of the Mayflov.f: up this afternoon, cocked-b pay an official visit to tlv passengers. The service sprur ,' prise tonight when the c-:a artillery band marched into ;h-' stand and gave concert. T';- ." been ordered ' from Fort Bar:7. -to Fort Constitution, for the -r purpose, it is said, of livei :i ponference. The hjotel CT- tnmVht Tri tha, Kill rfior.1 t: l,.tnl y v9 arc dancing to the music of tao : band as it floats through the-op dowa. Y