Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 July 1905 — M. Witte as Plenipotentiary. [ARTICLE]

M. Witte as Plenipotentiary.

St. Petersburg, July 13. —M. Muravieff has resigned his position as chief peace plenipotentiary. It may be regarded as practically certain that he will be replaced by M. Witte, president of the committee of ministers, who all along has been considered the Russian statesman pre-eminently qualified to undertake the difficult task of negotiating peace with Japan. Though the emperor on two previous occasions has flatly declined to accept M. Witte he has now indicated his readiness to make the appointment. The commission, however, will not be actually signed until Foreign Minister Lamsdorff, who throughout has been M. Witte’B warm supporter, has had an audience of the emperor. St. Petersburg, July 13.—Emperor Nicholas has signed the appointment of M. Witte, president of the committee of ministers, to be chief plenipotentiary representing the Russian government in the peace negotiations with Japan to be conducted next month In the United States. The appointment, which was signed after midnight, clothes M. Witte with plenary powers. • Official notification Of the resignation of M. Witte to head the mission was forwarded to Washington during the morning. M. Witte will take passage on the North German Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, which will sail from Cherbourg July 26.

General Stoeasel Under Arrest. St. Petersburg, July 13.—The Nashashisn prints a report that Lieutenant General Staessel has been placed under arrest at Tsarskoe-Selo in consequence of the revelations made by the commission which has been investigating the defense and capitulation of Port Arthur and'that the sword of honor, donated by a mamber of French admirers of General Stoessel will not be presented. Bloody Encounters In Warsaw. Warsaw, Russian Poland, July 12. — Three bloody encounters between troops and striking shoemakers jn which atjout twenty persons were killed or wounded occurred. The strikers were marching through the city from house to house demanding the lowering of rents by 20 per cent. Many proprietors out of fear complied with the demands of the strikers. Japs Driving Russians NorthwardTokio, July 10.—The following official dispatch has been received from the Japanese army headquarters in Manchuria: “Occasional collisions take place between scouts on both sides of the railroad along the Fenghwa, Kalyuen and Kwangping roads. The enemy is being gradually driven northward.” Nice Quiet Summer Resort. Tiflis. TraAs-Caucasia, July 10. Bomb throwing continues dally. Two dvorulks were killed and thirteen persons wounded by a bomb, and a policeman was shot Saturday.