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Show W.ITTE HOPES FOR PEACE. Russia's Ranking Plenipotentiary rj Lands In Washington. I New York. Clothed with plennry I powors, personally prepared and f signed by his sovereign, Scrglus Wltto. j Russia's ranking plenipotentiary to 1 tho Washington conference, landed hero Wednesday from tho Knlser Wll-helm Wll-helm dor Grosso ns quietly and democratically demo-cratically as tho most humblo of his fellow passengers. Ho was mot by tho Russian consul general who had f como down tho harbor In a revenuo I cutter with a party of Russian con- -- buIs. and vice consuls. ., Soon after tho ship loft quarantlno R- I Mr. Wltto, surrounded by a Inrgo " X group of newspaper men who camo down tho harbor on tho revenue cutter, cut-ter, and by as many of tho passengors T ' as could crowd around him, called to his side Profossor Do Martens, a member mem-ber of his suite, and handed to him a statement with tho direction that ho i deliver It In English as tho greeting J of Mr. Wltte on his nrrlval In this D country. Professor Do Martens- read I tho greeting In a clear volco nnd at Its conclusion Mr. Wltto received a hearty J ovation, which evidently pleased him I and which ho acknowledged by several sev-eral bows, and then walked away to another sido of tho ship" to look at tho statuto of Liberty. |