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Show fill PLEASES PEACE PARTY lislpioieoi (fives' Great Jov. Some Grand Dukes, However, Furious at His Selection. Se-lection. New Envoy Has Risen Prom Poor Railroad Clerk to Leading Liberal Statesman. ST. PETERSBURG, July 13, 12:5C p. m. Emperor Nicholas has signed the np-rointnusnt np-rointnusnt of.M, "U'ltte. president of the Committee of Ministers, to be chief plenipotentiary plen-ipotentiary representing the Russian Government Gov-ernment in tho pence negotiations to be conducted next month In the united States. The appointment, which was signed after midnight, clothes M. WItte with plenary powers. "Word Sent to Washington. Official notification of the designation of Jr. Witte to head the mission was forwarded for-warded to Washington this morning. M. "Witte will take paeengo on the .orth German steamer Kaiser Wllhelm der Grease, which sails from Cherbourg July M. i T It has been Intimated that Japan formally objected to certain utterances attributed to M. Muravleff reflecting upon the Japanese nation, nut inquire mado here have failed to obtain any con-flimatlon con-flimatlon of the rumor. Peace Party Overjoyed. The peace party is overjoyed at the fact that the negotiations have been placed in M Wlttc'i T hands. It is the firm belief that this not only insures a successful termination ot tho negotiations, but that Witte will secure the best possible teims for his country. Some of tho Grand Dukes and courtiers of the Bmperoi entourage, en-tourage, however, are reported to bo furious furi-ous at M" Wltto's selection. ' PcreJus Wlltc. the' Ttu?.lnn plenipotentiary, may bo reKhrdfd as the IcadlnB Wbcrnl Rtatcs-war Rtatcs-war of ItuMla For tho last thirteen years he has been one of the ctronKest porsoiiall-ii porsoiiall-ii In the Runslnn burrnucrcey, nlthouuh his nolltlcol fortune suffered e. setback when ho wai compelled to reslKn the portfolio of Mln-t"r Mln-t"r Of Finance In August, 190J . and again when, aftrr belntr appointed President oi th Council of Ministers In the samo month, his oHIco Krnilually lost Its Importance until rumors ru-mors of his Intention to reel pn and Ko abroad had been pen-lnlcnlly circulated. Was a Railrond Clerk. -nMtte Is about years old and has steadily worked his way up from the position of an iildSrV-Bld rallrWl clerk who occasionally n?ted as porter to thnt of tho leading statrs-mun statrs-mun of Buosla.- In spite of tho fact that his demies tiro numerous and Includo eomo of the most powerful men In Russia. A man of lfirce nurture. blB-llmbed and muscular, stiuid-lnov-r Vlx feet hlich. Wllto hns ho reput.t-lon reput.t-lon of blnc hnrsh to his" subordinate; but "in hftnemy and ability have never bren doubted even by his worst enemies. Ho was created 6 Count In 1M1 Understands tho Japs. M Witte Is thorounhly fsmlllnr with the far Kiwtcrii question In nil Its i benj-lnes. o understands tho Japanese position, and fully IJioil-etl beforo tho war that on aBBTcs.Mvo Jlldi- being puvued under tho load of Vlco-VreSll"rt Vlco-VreSll"rt unHr M. Bezobrnroff, presldant o the Yolu Timber company, nnd tho coterie of nrfventtirers ronnected wltli them, would drive Jrtcan to toko up tho sword. At ono tlmo Wltto talked over tho sllustlon with the. tnr-ouls tnr-ouls Ito. jPrOHldent of the .Tapnnc Privy Council and one of tho loadlnE statesmen of J "pma'tlcally It wan Wll'to't .dlw.pnrovai 'of -HurPla'o for- Kas tern policy ond the creation of "a Vlccroyalty in tho tor TSast which cauiod his downfall an Minister oi Finance . J |