Show official of the peace as made russian newspapers are Pe asedo st petersburg july 14 M appointment as chief russian peace plenipotentiary was announced today in the official messenger in the following words owing to the serious illness which overtook M juravleff leff on his arrival in st petersburg which made it impossible tor him to familiarize himself at such short notice with tha considerable material connected with the negotiations his majesty the emperor has been pleased to appoint president of the committee of ministers M witte to the post of chief plenipotentiary simultaneously all parties recognize that M wittes selection makes for a successful termination of the peace negotiations the mere fact that tho emperor has at last yielded to the pressure tor wittes appointment is QC as being a complete assurance that his majesty is sincerely determined ter mined to end the conflict and make peace 11 a possible basis is obtainable every influence which championed M witte was for peace ehtle on the contrary in every instance those who opposed him were for a prolongation of the struggle france through ambassador bas Ne lidoff strongly urged him for the post but the main credit for M wittes selection belongs to foreign minister lamsdorff who never ceased to press tor his selection count lamsdorff and M witte are now in close alliance and when M Bouli gln retires from the ministry of the interior all the ministers will at least be in harmony especially should aa rumor today intimates return to the head of the ministry of the interior the papers generally were not aware last night that M wittes appointment was an accomplished fact but with one voice those in the secret hall his selection with intense satisfaction even the eremya which has not believed that an honorable horo rable peace Is possible seems willing to trust the issue in M wittes hands the st petersburg gazette dwells especially upon the confidence with which his appointment will inspire the boklo government where M wittes opposition to tue whole policy of commercial and military adventure in manchuria and korea is well known the paper reviews his steady struggle against the influences which precipitated the war and moreover points out that M wittes selection insures harmony among the russian plenipotentiaries as baron rosen shares M wittes views and AL elloff and M were trained under him while he was minister of finance and belong distinctively to the watte school in conclusion the st petersburg gazette says there is nothing so important during the negotiations as complete unity of opinion M juravleff leff has already departed for rome to resume his post as ambassador bas ROOSEVELT officially NOTIFIED oyster bay L I 1 july 14 president roosevelt has absen notified officially by the russian government 0 the appointment of M watte chairman of the committee of ministers to the position of principal envoy of russia to the forthcoming peace conference the president has expressed satisfaction at the designation of M witte feeling assured that it means much to russia to have so eminent a statesman on the commission and that it hilll make for permanent peace between the belligerent nations BODY OF A WOMAN found in a gully on darlington golf links brain tree mass july 14 A woman murdered at belmont whose body was found yesterday evening has been identified as emmeline the difo of a pole who was employed in a barber shop here is believed to be on his way to california the comans womans body wan discovered in a gully on the darlington golf links near belmont the head was nearly severed from the body VISITED THE PRESIDENT oyster bay july 14 president roosevelt had as visitors Koro goro Ta kahira the japanese minister and theodore P and J F stevens respectively the chairman and engineer of the isthmian canal commission mr Ta kahira made an engagement several days ago to see the president today it was his desire to discuss with mr roosevelt not anly the arrangements for the reception of the peace plenipotentiaries at sagamore hill but also to consider some details of the peace conference at portsmouth N H chairman and chief engineer stevens are here to consult he president generally in relation to canal matters the president aad not met mr stevens since his appointment to succeed mr wallace as chief engineer CASHIER KILLS HIMSELF st louis july 14 E W warfield ld cashier of the st louis county bank THREE HEAT DEATHS new york july 14 although the actual temperature in new york city today was the samo as yesterday 86 degrees tha humidity decreased from 86 to 55 in less than six hours the improved conditions were in the greatly reduced number of deaths and prostrations prost rations from heat three deaths and about a score of prostrations prost rations directly duo to the weather were reported at clayton a suburb today shot himself through the head while seated at his desk dying almost instantly warfield ld was 60 years oc age he had been identified with the bank for years and was considered one of the wealthiest men in clayton ill health probably led to ahe act |