| Show ARRANGE FOR MEETING OP ENVOYS washington july 27 arrangements were completed here today for conveying the apace envoys of russia and japan from new york to oyster bay where they will be received by the president and from there to portsmouth N II 11 the details were arranged at a conference participated in by acting secretary of state pierce who has been commissioned by the president to arrange for the meeting of the envoys acting secretary of the navy darling rear admiral con erse chief ot the bureau of navigation rear admiral sigsbee commanding the squadron of the north atlantic fleet from which vessels have been selected tor the conveyance of the plenipotentiaries and commander C M winslow commander of the mayflower according to the official announcement subsequently made the russian plenipotentiaries and suite will on the cruiser chattanooga commanded by commander sharp at tho foot of twenty third street new york city at 9 a m on 5 the japanese plenipotentiaries embarking at the same period on the cruiser tacoma commanded by comander R nicholson an hour later arriving at oyster bay within halt an hour of one another after luncheon to be given by the president on the mayflower Is over and the president has departed tho japanese plenipotentiaries and suite kill embark on the dolphin commanded by commander gibbons russian plenipotentiaries and suite remaining on the mayflower when they will proceed to portsmouth convoyed by the cruiser galveston commanded by commander W 0 cutler which will arrive at oyster bay on the evening of august 4 A slow run north will be made so that portsmouth will be reached on the morning 0 the seventh where they will be received by the admiral commanding the ports moutot navy yard within which the negotiations for peace aro to be conducted assistant secretary pierce will go from new york to oyster bay on the sylph the three cruisers aro sister and are now being prepared for the coming mi aslon having just arrived from france in company with he cruiser brooklyn which brought back tho body of john paul jones rear admiral sigsbee to choso whoso squadron tho tacoma chattanooga and galveston arc attached returned to new york city and will issue tha naces karyi orders to carry into effect tho program announced A |
