The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-11-04
A TOUR OF THE CONTINENT,
Senator Buffers Pleasant Story of What
he Saw in Europe.

Senator Butler was yesterday at the
Charleston Hotel, where, in the course of
q conversation with a reporter, he briefly
related his experiences on the Continent
during his recent vacation. He said
thathe enjoyed his holiday just as man
might have been expected to do who had
not been able to indulge in such luxury
for the term of ten years. In point of
fact that was his case, for since 1876 he
had either, during adjournments of the
Senate, been engaged on exacting COM
mittee work or had been impressed into
the service in our State campaigns. He,
therefore, for more reasons than one,
found his tour extremely interesting and
edifying. He had 80 disposed his time
abroad that he combined pleasure and
selfinstruction and studied with all
possible detail foreign questions in their
present and prospective aspects. He left
New York, accompanied by his family,
on August 81, and was absent from the
United States exactly two months.
F The first place visited by Senator
Butler was Antwerp, from which he made
trip to Cologne, where he called upon
Consul Wamer who, by the way, is a
of this State. Senator Butler said a
great many complimentary things about
the manner in which the consul at CO.
logne was discharging his duties to the
country he represented. From Antwerp
the tour WAS continued TO Strasburg aud
thence to Baden. Baden, Carlsruhe, Darn.
stadt, Magdeburg aud to Bingen.on- the.
Rhine From this latter place Senator
Butler returned to Cologne by water. At
this latter place his family went on to
London, he himself preferring the
attractions of the gay French capital.
Near the close of his stay in Europe he
was Joined by his family in Antwerp,
whence the party sailed for America aud
arrived in New York about the 2lst of
October.
Senator Butler paid especial attention
to the labor question in Europe, but pre-
ferred to say nothing in advance of the
utterauces he might have to make on
that subject on other occasions. He said,
however, iu general way that although
agitation in the lands he visited was
great, yet the arguments drawn from
them by machine politicians in our coun-
try were conclusions drawn from mis-
representation Of the facts IS they exist.
While a, Strasburg he had the much.
to.be desired opportunity of witnessing
the evolution Of the 10th army corps of
the German Empire, The reviewSw was
held on aplain near the historic city.
The forces present consisted of fourteen
regiments Of cavalry, twenty companies
of artillery, eighty-guls and thirty i've
.battalions of infantry. The review was
witnessed by tremendous throng, not.
withstanding the adverse sentiment that
exists in the popular mind as to: the
German investment Of the province.
Senator Butler, who looked on with all
the keen appreciation of q veteran of
al famous war, said that it was the most
magnificent military and civic pageant
he ever saw. The aged Emperor was
present in a carriage drawn by four coal
black horses. With him was the EN-
press in q carriage drawn by six black
horses Then followed the Crown Prince
6UU tH6 lteSSt fIOyal uiSuitaiiuo auo .oiI
manner of counts and grand dukes and
grander duchesses, and the royal "rela-
stives, friends and acqusintances" Of the
2Hohenzollerns.
Senator. Butler said that he was i'm.
pressed, Of course, with the general
display, but more especially with the
ease with which the cavalry was mobi-
lized. Contrary to the idea that prevails
asto the sluggish unmilitary bearing ofthe
mounted German, he found that the
cavalry of the corps at least performed
the evolntions in the highest degree of
military skill. This was in remarkable
degree true of the German cavalry off,
Gers, who gave evidence ofsthe thorough
military training and discipline that
distinguish the German army.
Senator Butler bears the impress of q
man who has thoroughly. enjoyed q
decennial vacation. He is in excellent
health and spirits and will return to his
official duties fully prepared for the
emergencies.