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Show WILL CONFER IN AUGUST. Plenipotentiaries Will Meet In Washington Wash-ington at That Time. Washington. Russia and Japan havo tentatively decided each to appoint ap-point threo plenipotentiaries to represent repre-sent them In tho Washington confer-once. confer-once. M. Nellloff, It Is understood, has alroady accepted tho chairmanship of tho Russian mission, nnd Is being consulted about tho selection of his associates, as-sociates, but Washington has not yot heard wholher Marquis Ito's health will pormlt him to como as tho ranking rank-ing Jnpanoso plenipotentiary. Tho ballot ba-llot hero Ib tliat Field Marshal Yama-gnta Yama-gnta will bo designated In Ito's plnco should tho marquis bo unablo to accept. ac-cept. It Is expected that tho confer-enco confer-enco will conveno hero about tho mid-die mid-die of August. |