The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-30

even tried to kill the young prince by
poisoning. Whether this is true or not,
ce tain it is that Charles was seemingly
purposely exposed to vice in its worst forms,
to the vile;t tutors and associates, and was
forced into some of the worst haunts in
Europe. But he did not become vicious or
depraved, and his people consider him to
day a simple, honest, kindly ruler. His
wife was the Princess Olga of Russia,
daughter of the Gar Nicholas. She was,
of course, the sister of the car lately
murdered by the Nihilists. and the aunt of
the present car. When young woman she
was believed by many to be the most
beautiful woman in Europe. her features
heing extremely regular and classic.
Tough proud and naughty, the queen is
very benevolent, and is the official head of
many charities. Most Of her private income
is said to go for charity. She furnished the
first ambulance ear used by the Germans in
the Franco-Prussion war, and in that strug
gle. with her own hands, led the women of
Stuttgart in preparing clothing for the
German soldiery.
Between King Charles and Queen Olga,
at the time when jackson became reader
to the king" there was an arrangement of
long standing. The breach between the two
was not wide enough to prevent their
appearance in public together on even less
than state occasions, and amounted to little
more than an agreement or the part OF the
king and queen to disegree-a tacit rssolu-
ton that each should be al
lowed to go his and her own way,
and not NEEDLE with tho other.
1t became the browning good fortune of Mr..
Jackson, in the firstysar Of his ''readership,"
to effect complete reconciliation between
king and queen-how, he alone knows. He
SO well avoided the fate which from time
immemorial has fallen upon meddlers i'll
domestic affairs that he was not only Sue
cesSful in his purpose of reconciliation, but
both king and queen could esteem hardly
any favor too high to show bin. For the
first time in twenty years their majeSties
dined together and sought each others
company like other married folks. They
both were happy, and attributed it all to
the American.
jackson was installed in the royal palace
in suit Of apartments luXuriously furn-
ished and connected by private doors with
these of the king. His duties threw him
into the constant society OF both king and
queen. The horses Of the kings stud were at
his disposal and lackeyS in gorgeous livery
did his bidding. Then the king conferred
upon jackson the honorary title of ''Von,"
which was speedily followed by the sub
stantial honor of Baron. Shortly afterward
Jackson was made privy councillor. Dur
ing the years since he has been loaded with
decorations, medals, and ribbons innumer-
able. The king has adorned the walls of
his favorite's room with paintings and rare
works of art, given him diamonds, and
showed his esteem for him in the most ex
travagant way.
1t was shortly before he was made
baron that jackson did that which will
ever cause American pride in his success to
be lessened-renounced his American citi-
zenship. His old friend Consul Potter, now
consul in another German city, remon-
strated with him long and earnestly before
he took the step. and Jackson protested that
he did SO with the greatest unwillingness.
He said, however, that he felt he ought
to do so out of respect and gratitude
to the monarch who had done so much for
him.
To-day Jackson is not merely the kings
fayorite and reader He is the king
adviser, with whom the simple old monarch
conSults on almost every question of state
policy that comes before him. lie rides
With the king in the latter's carriage on all
except state occasions, and is tiattered and
caioled by all as the man who has the most
influence with the king. His influence with
the monarch does certainly seem uubounded,
and up to the present time there have been
no hints that this influence has been
wrongly used.
The future of Baron Won jackson is apt
to be still more interesting than his past;
aud here, too, may perhaps be found the
secret of the infamEatory and seemingly
absurd charges in the Neuste. Nachrtchten.
Common rumor has long concerned itself
at Stuttgart with the relations of Baron Won
Jackson and the Grand Duchess Vera of
Russia, the adopted daughter of Queen Olga
and widow of Prince Eugene, who stood
heir to King Charles throne after the present
heir, Prince Wilhelme. 1t would be foolish
TO deny that gossip in Stuttgart takes it
for granted that this relation between the
Baron Won jackson and the Princess Vera
amounts to definite haison. The apart
ments of the baron and the princess are not
widely separated in the palace, and the two
lovers are often seen together. Despite the
elevation of Mr.. Jackson to the rank Of
baron, the difference in rank between him
self and the Duchess Vera is still very great,
and an absolute marriage between them
would be out of the question. 1t is said
that King Charles wants to help the baron
and princess over their difficulty, and Is
willing to raise the baron to rank high
enough to allow the marriage TO take
place; yet the king realizes that the mar
rage would separate the baron from him,
and to this he will not consent. Jackson,
it is declared, has given the king a pledge
that he will not marry in the kings life
time.
Court jealousies in Wurtemberg and
Germany are bitterly aroused at the Ameri-
cans influence over the king, and every
effort is being made to GUST Baron Won
jackson from King Charles favor. The
wise ones say that this cannot be done. But
there are these who recall that the intimate
friend of the king, when the latter
was young man, was Frederick Hack
lender, the writer, whom the king afterward
dsgraced and dismissed. Haecklender
died. and soon after his death the
king adopted our American jackson, who,
in his genial, social way, strongly resem-
bles Haecklender, the friend of the kings
youth.