The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-11
Witte, ROstn and Suite See
 Sights in Capital
M VITTE IS DELIGHTED
Takes Lively Interest In Various Points of Interest and Conducts Him. self In a Democratic
 Fashion.

Washington, September 10.-M Witte and Baron Rosen, the Russian peace plenipotentiares, accompanied by five members of the formers suite, spent Sunday in Washington. They arrived here at an early hour this morning. and siX2t the entire day visiting the historic points In and about the city and left again late this evening for New York, from which place M. Witte will sail for Hamburg next Tuesday.
 While here they were in charge of Act- ing Secretary Loomis of the state depart ment and Maj. Charles McCawley of the marine corps, who at the special re- quest of the President, acted as their escorts to the various places visited. Be- ginning at the White House. the party in turn went to the Russian embassy, the capitol, the congressional library, Mt. Vernon. Arlington and Rock Cr~siS park. As he left for New York, M. Witte ex- pressed to Mir Loomis his keen appreeia- ton of the pleasure which his brief stay in the American capital had given him. It had been he said. very interesting and very instructive, and he had been well repaid for the trip. The unique character of Washington in that 1t Is made up largely of government buildings and pri- vate residences, impressed him very much and he frequently made reference to the many beautiful parks.
 At the White House.
 At the White House the party were es- corted through the various public por- tons. Following this. there was a hur- ried dash to the Russian embassy. The house is one formerly occupied by.,th Hon. Levi P Morton when he was vice president, and it was very much admired by M. Witte.
 The visit to the capitol and to the con- sressional library just across the capitol square, were of particular interest to the Russians. M. Witte leading the party through the capitol building, and making many inquiries regarding the house and senate chambers. From the congressional library the visitors went to Mt. Yer non gong first to the navy yard, where about noon they boarded the naval tug Siren. The party arrived at Mt. Vernon at 1 o'clock and spent an hour and a half going through the mansion and about the grounds. A feature of the stay there was the plalnting of a fine healthy ash tree on a commanding site on the terrace In front of the mansion overlook ing the water. M. Witte and Baron de Rosen each handled the spade in filling the ground in about the root of the tree after 1t had been planted, and the for mer asked that when it attained growth some branches of 1t be sent to him for transplanting.
 Ladies Thanked.
 It was through the courtesy of the ladies of the Mt. Vernon Regents that the build ings were opened today, and M. Witte asked that his thanks be sent to them. Just before the train left for New York the Italian ambassador. Baron Mayor des Ranches came to the station and held few moments conversation with M. Wtte.
 The presence of M. Witte and his party in Washington was not generally known but when they rode through the city he vas recognized by numbers of people. M. Witte manifested a great deal of inter est in the corn that he saw, and when ever he alighted from the automobile he aways shook hands with and smiled at Iersons who stood about A large crowd gathered at the station at the time the envoys departed for New York and M Witte acknowledged their salutations and cheers from the platform of his car.