russian peace envoy summoned to sagamore by inspired by a conference with the japanese oyster bay L L aug 19 A representative ot the russian envoys a portsmouth will arrive here today 6 tomorrow to confer with president roosevelt the identity of the representative Is not disclosed his be to consult with the president with a view to bringing about an agreement between the russian and japanese envoys that will prevent a final rupture between the two sets of plenipotentiaries the representative will come to oyster bay by direct invitation of the president that invitation was transmitted to mr birte last night after the president had had a conference with baron Kan eteo who came here late yesterday afternoon as a representative senta tive of the japanese neither the president nor baron kaneko would divulge any of the details of their conference but after the baron left after S an important message was sent to herbert H D pearce assistant secretary of state at portsmouth which mr peirce communicated to the russian envoys later an exchange of messages took place between oyster bay and portsmouth secretary pearce acting as ary between the president and the russian while details of these communications are lacking it Is known that they represented an earnest effort on the part 0 the president to bring the envoys into an agreement that would be satisfactory to both belligerent governments ern ments whether the president urged that concessions be made by either side or suggested any other f means that an agreement may be reached la not known at any rate the presidents message contained an invitation tor a russian representative to visit him at sagamore hill in order that the matter may be considered fully the envoy to the president will probably make the journey to saga i more hill in part by rail and in part hy water the naval yacht sylph is expected to meet him at some point on the lower new england coast and convey bim direct to sagamore hill while messages are being exchanged d today between oyster bay and ports y mouth on the subject the time 0 the arrival of the envoy Is not known FRANCE AND ENGLAND TO AID portsmouth N H aug 19 ident roosevelt haa stepped into the broach and is making a last desperate effort to save the peace conference from shipwreck that in a sentence Is believed to bo the situation this morning just what the president Is doial has not transpired an indication of intervention by president roosevelt came in the departure early today of baron rosen the russian ambassador for oyster bay he went on the shore line express from boston to new rochelle where he boarded the yacht sylph on which he rode to oyster bay arriving there this afternoon he will dine with the president and probably return to magnolia either late tonight or tomorrow morning he went by direct invitation of the president corn munica ted to him early today by assistant secretary and so as to conceal bis movements before he left the official announcement was author iced that he was going to magnolia ahls change of plan was not communicated to he japanese until a telegram was received here from boston saying that baron rosen had boarded tho bay state limited or new york at 10 juat what the president is doing has not transpired but it Is regarded as certain that ho has appealed to both boklo and st petersburg to induce the warring forces to show a spirit of concession and not allow the conference to go on the rocks next tuesday mr griscom and mr meyer have been instructed to make direct appeals to the emperors of the two countries it the co of france and england the allies ot atio respective belligerents Is secured something may be accomplished in the last resort the main obstacle to success of the peace negotiations Is certain to prove to bo the question ot indemnity russia will not pay a kopeck of tribute is the language of mr witie that is believed to bo dussias Rus sias last word on that question the question of sakhalin Sak halin may be arranged but unless japan relinquishes her claim for the cost of the war hope Is gone it la at boklo condei quent ly that the issue will pi he decided france ills certain will support the presidents effort it england will now bring pressure to bear as it is definitely stated sho Is now prepared to do the situation may bo saved BARON AT BOSTON boston mass aug 19 baron da rosen accompanied by a member of the peace delegation arrived in thia city today from portsmouth N H some suggestion ithac the russian plenipotentiary was going to new york abot to magnolia was found inthe fact that in conversation the spoke of boarding a hm RUSSIANS withdrawing r seoul august 19 it is rumored thal the russians in the northern par ot korea are withdrawing the local food supply has been by the rains and is meagre for the population ohp sea route being in the hands of the japanese and the bridges over the river broken it Is not that there will be a battle south ot tomeil the japanese army Is confident and abd tbd weather is improving cited train for the metropolis and that parlor car seats on the shore adne limited over the new haven hayford road were sold to two russians at the south station here WOMAN KIDNAPPED carried off because she joined christian church new york august 19 the office of the missionary society of the methodist episcopal church was advised by bishop william F oldham missionary bishop for southern asia that on july 18 annual ot madras had been kidnapped for 10 years she has been tha most important woman from brahmanism to christianity in madras alomal was in the united states from april 26 1900 to october 30 1901 for a number of years she has bean actively engaged in missionary work among the low caste village people near madras it was while driving in her bullock cart among the villages that she was forcibly seized hurried into a closed carriage and driven off in his latter bishop oldham says we are doing all that can be done for her recovery but only those who know india can estimate the apparent hopelessness ot it all croup instantly relieved dr thomas oil perfectly safo never falls at any drug store TRADING FISH new york aug 19 the michigan state elsh commission car in charge of director conway of the detroit aquarium arrived here last night with the catches of lake elsh which detroit proposed to trade tor the salt water specimens corralled by the new york aquarium fish collectors in tropic water and native waters the detroit collection was transferred to the new york aquarium in battery park and today director conway will take in exchange what s considered to be one of the finest collections of tropical and north atlantic elsh that have ever been gotten together