The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-08-03


We cross the Spree on tie Iafaee Bridge.
and face the Royal Palace which sits some
Whal obiquelN across he Linden. aud Is
the largest and most magnificent of iii tba
beriln palaces. begun IN lt5I il had been
| added to by variouS m0narchs. but in ~.
cent years has not been much used AZ =
royal residence. The present Emperor has
chosen this as his abode however notaitb
standing the tradition Of the spectral
White Lady which hanutS It's halls ana
periodically appears to portend the death
OF a membyr of the royal house OF iI0hen
zollern. But hark! We hear the ela:tcr
Of hoofs aud the "hurray's Of the multi
tude-the Emperor is coming AWAY
| down the Linden we see inuumcrab,c
| handkerchlefs waving and the enthusiasm
grows intense around us as the Life Guards
which precede the royal carriage ride cal
lantly past. ''llurray, Hurray! shout
thousands Of his loyal subjects while the
! Emperor saluteS and the Empires, bows
Well pleased with their hearty reception
| The royal e1uippage Is plain. and th, fout
shining blacks which draw the open ear
rage are we'll worthy that distinguished
honor a boy in gaudy attire rides On the
foremost steod on the left The Emperor
Is dressed IN his uni orm ~ Commander i'll
thlef oi the German Army. aud the Em
| pres in the deepest mourning The rear
Is brought up by another detachment of
! the Life Gnarda, and in minute NOR. the
/ brlltlant company p3~~,, INTO th,, inu,q.
court of the Royal Palace a.a /, I0st to
| view involuntarily lifted mi Demo
I cratic h;t as their nalestiClco passed aud
/ expect that William Pruu would hev. dous.
the same had he been there
But this is not the tmagnilicent page
! ant" started ont to describe on Mon
day morning early the streets Of Berlin
| present an active and Interesting appear
anee, AS | walk down from my room at
| the Central Hotel, ;tnd into The man cor
/ rIdor. | notice that velvet carpet has
| been spread froin the elevator to The
| curbstone where it ends up with an elegant
| rug. Two members of the ROYAL Guard
| stand at the door as ifto prevent ordinary.
| peace loving citizens from walking on thai
! carpet; but summon up courage amt pass
| between them, for ! haze done 30 man
| harm and have a conscience void ~ oi
| fence. In a moment the carriage Of Tie
/ Prince i;egcnt Of Bavaria drives 40 ana
take in the situation. Bat such a carriage,
Almost covered with gold and silver trap
| pings. upholstered with garnet velvet
| trimmed IN blue silk, manned by a driver
III richest livery and two footmen with
cooked hats, drawn by two hit-champing,
ground paving -steeds, it is altogether too
much for nay simple American taste so
turn away and wonder what our Grover
would think of riding in suCh n cabO0S,.
Before | have gone half a block however
| stop and wonder if | could not get the
| driver to take me around tie square for a
couple OF marks III that rig n mark has a
mighty influence upon the ordinary Ger
man. | recall the fact Tat the royal
! brother Of this Regent is insane and fear
| ing lest seeing me drive II in his bus
would nnbalance this gentle mans intellect
| with disastrous consequence to me move
! on with the crowd to ntcr den Linden
This broad thoroughfare is crowded from
| one end TO the other, but ] edge my way
| in and even at the base Of Frederick i
stature take my stand, not have | long TO
watt for the soldiers are already filing by
| and soon the great men tf the Empire
| begin to pass Ill their carr ages Of state.
! AS the veterans OF II score of battles drive
| past the guards salute them rom The porch
| of the Palace of Emperor illiam which il
| Just opposite to where staul. The crowG.
cheers and the King Of SaNonF passes III
/ his carriage III gorgeous 81 iendur. More
| generals with epauletts and decorations
! without number drive past, some reading
| newspapers and nearly all smoking cigars.
Some are in hired carriages with the mum
| Der Of the license posted conSpicuouslN Gn
| them. In due season come the Prince
| Regent Of Bavaria, with whom came 80
| near, having the eScapade, the Heir Ap-
| parent Of Wortemburg, Grand Dukes of
| BADEN, Iiesse, Odenburg, Mechlcnburg
StelItz, the rulers and hereditary princes Of
all the other German States, the representa-
tives Of foreign powers (the Prince Of
Wales left the city early in the day each
| one in his time. When the Emperor and
| Empress again drive up the Linden the
crowd cheers Justify, but As the carriage
| containing Prince Bismark comes into the
view the cheering which follows the En-
peror up the line is completely drowned
by the deafenng yell which greets this
| great man who has almost made the his
| tory of Europe for so many years. Yes
that is he: | would recognize that face III
a million from his pictures, but if Judge
H. A. Gillian We're in his place in that
| carriage | am sure that many would not
/ know the difference, except in 50 far as
the effects Of German beer differ from the
effects Of North Carolina water. In spite
Of the police the crowd presses out to-
wards Bismark's carriage from both sides
aud would give him an ovation in spite of
ceremony. but he recognizes the difference
| in the degree of enthusiasm he i4spireS and
the moderate cheering given the Emperor
and orders his driver t. whip up his
horses, aud so he passes quickly on and is
followed by Count Moltke who is raptur-
ously greeted Moltke looks very old and
intirm and must in the course soon follow
+! his beloved friend the late Emperor VIII
| liam, and his scholar in arms Frederick 1
oil that long march into a country from
whose fields no sovereigus and generals
| e'er return to receive the adulatlons OF a
worshipplng populacc
"The pomp of heraltiry, The hoftst OF power,
Md all that beauty, all that wealth eer
gave
| Await alike The inevitable hour
The path of glory leads but 70 the grave
Last of all, riding together, come he
two widow Expresses heavily yelled and
dressed in the deepest mourning Tho
cheering creases and every hat is lifted -
this carriage passes by.
Later in the day as | walk lesurely
down the Linden to sec my North Caro-
lima friends, Prof. Poteat, Of Wake Forest,
and Rev. Edward Poteat, now Of Johns
Hopkins, inspecting the gorgeous show
windows as | go, see a rush to the other
side of the street and ''hurrahs,' are
again shouted by the crowd upon the
Linden; for there rides the Emperor and
Empress with number of their distin-
guished visitors back to Charotrenbur4.
Chat night dream of fairies and ia my
dreams | meet good old Hans Anderson
who tells me that this same William II is
a direct descendant Of the kings who lived
nd II al nj