Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-09-29
WITTE RECEIVES OVATION
Russian Officials Meet Peace Envoy at
st. Petersburg Station.
PRAISED FOR BRINGING ABOUT TREATY
In Response Envoy snys He Sue
ceeded Because of American
sympathy and He was
True to Emperor.

ST. PETERSBURG Sept. 2s-M. witte
arrived here at SIS a. m. today and was
accorded very hearty reception by a large
crowd of oficials and others. In a brief
speech replying to a welcoming address NJ
Witte showed clearly that he was deeply
touched by the welcome with which he was
received
When he left St. Petersburg in July a
small delegation of officials accompanied
him to the railroad station to bid him fare
we'll There was no public demonstration
whatever Today there were seven or eight
times as many officials despite the very
early hour Of the trains arrival and an en-
thusiastic crowd of 500 to GOO people was
present. Among the officials present we're
Baron Nolde, general secretary of the con-
gress of ministers; General Durnova adju-
tant to the minister of the interior; NJ
Wyshnegradsky formerly finance minister
and now director of the International Com
mercial bank; M Kobeko, privy councillor
and chairman of the press reform commits
sion, and many other prominent officials
who had been NJ. Whites former colleagues
or subordinates. The crowd had collected
near where NJ. Witte would descend from
the train and when he appeared they broke
out into long and loud cheers, TO which NJ
Witte bowed acknowledgement The spokes-
man then advanced and read the address
OF welcome, all in the meanwhile standing
bareheaded
Address of Welcome.
The address read:
You have accomplished your difficult task
and the nation is grateful to you. You have
given the credit for your success to EN-
peror Nicholas, President Roosevelt. En-
peror William and to the press. You have
forgotten only yourself. We however. fully
services n
The tree you planted at the Washington
homestead at Mount Vernon will serve as
tions You have done much.
FOR ourselves and for those who are abb
sent we Will once more shout hearty
hurrah.
NJ. wItte Responds.
When the cheer had died away NJ Witte.
who seemed deeply moved by the sincerity
OF the welcome. advanced a few steps and
delivered his reply. He said:
was so little prepared for this kind OF
reception that must ask your pardon for
my words L nave performed my duty we'll
because have strictly obeyed his majesty's
instructions, because circumstances favored
me, because the world is weary OF this
bloody war, because all classes Of American
society from President Roosevelt down were
IN sympathy with me and your cause, and
and your interests 49,
M Whites last word was followed by
furtl er loud and hearty cheering after
which slowly advancing toward the en-
trance he shook hands with the deliverer
OF the welcoming address and his friends
and former colleagues. The crowd followed
closely toward the door where an open
carriage was in waiting. AS soon as
M. Witte was seated the coaehman started
his team and as he drove away the crowd
broke out into a succession OF loud cheers
Reports ascribing to NJ. witte an i'm
portant mission to Germany are declared
in an inspired article in the Russ today
to be destitute of foundation.
Witte Summoned to Bjoerke.
Owing to the perfect weather prevailing
the emperor's return to Peterhof has been
delayed and NJ. Witte has been summoned
to meet the emperor on board the i'm.
perial yacht Polar Star at Bjoerke the
scene of the interview between Emperor
Nicholas and Emperor William last July.
M. Witte will leave tomorrow for Bjoerke.
General StOeHseI ParaIyEed.
MOSCOW, Sept. 2s-Lleutenant General
Stoessel, who commanded the Russian
forces at Port Arthur, is suffering from
stroke Of paralysis which affects his en-
tire left side. The generals recovery is