Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-25
N. WHITES PROGRESS
The Russian on His Way
Back Home.
He MEETS Won BUELOW
WILL BREAKFAST WITH THE
GERMAN EMPEROR.
NJ. Whites Future Discussed by His
Friendships He Wants Permis-
sion to Retire.

BERLIN September 25.-Chancelor Won
Buelow came to Berlin from Baden this
morning and received M. Witte They
talked more than an hour. The Russian
statesman lunched with Baron Won Richie
hofen, the secretary for foreign affairs
the Russian charge d'afTaires. NJ. Boulatz-
el, also being present NJ. Witte and Baron
Won Richthofen afterward conversed for
some time. They had exchanged calls yes
terday evening.
Among those who saw M Witte at his
hotel was Ernst Won Mendelssohn-Barth
whose house has been Russ.a's bankers
here for century. Herr Mendelssohn
called as a fsfend, and there is no reason
to suppose that the question of loan
was even mentioned. Arthur Fischer, a
partner in the house, saw NJ. Witte in Paris,
and it was reported that loan was dis
cussed, but it is definitely stated that such
was not the case
Diplomat is Watched.
NJ Witte's comings and goings are
watched for at his hotel so continuously
that he used private entrance on back
street today. When he arrived at the rail-
way station yesterday NJ. Witte said to the
members of the Russian embassy staff who
met MIN tnat ne preferred TO walk to MS
hotel. A great crowd had assembled in
front of the hotel expecting to see him ar
rive in carriage, and he and his party
made their way quietly through the crowd
ed Inter den Linden and into the hotel
without their presence being noted Nj
Witte inquired of the hotel manager what
caused the crowd
THE people are waiting to see your ex-
cellency," the manager replied.
Then let me get to my rooms as quickly
as possible" said M. Witte.
Bowed From the Balcony.
The presence of NJ. Witte being quickly
discovered, he acknowledged the cheers by
appearing once on the balcony of the hotel.
The doors in the meantime had been barred
to keep out the crowd.
M.,-Witte will leave Berlin on the II
o'clock train tonight, and will arrive at
Stalluponen, the last station before the
Russian frontier is crossed at 1851 am.
tomorrow. Here he will take a special
train provided by the German government
and run down small branch line to Gross
Romfnten, which is closed in on three sides
by Emperor Williams 6,000-acre shooting
preserve. The Russian statesman will
breakfast with the emperor. The hour of
NJ. Whites departure from Romntea is not
fixed. The special train will be kept ready
to leave any time in the afternoon when
the audience ends. He doubtless will board
the night express, which will be stopped at
Stalluponen.
The future of NJ. Witte is the subject of
much talk among his friends, to whom he
says he intends, after having aided in the
settlement of the questions Immediately
connected with the peace negotiations, to
ask Emperor Nicholas leave to retire from
the public service. What the Russian en-
peror's reply will be no one. of course,
knows, but one of NJ. Whites friends said
to him that Emperor Nicholas would prob
ably say that as a patriotic Russian his
J,,t1y il Pn Irri,-
the country the benefit of his prestige
abroad