Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-10
THE KAISER'S VISIT.
His Inspection of the English Army
and Navy Most Thorough.
ALMOST GETTING A BROKEN HEAL
During BIS Exploration Into the Mysterie.
Of Yachting.
THE EMPEROR SAID TO BE AN ARTIs1
IBY CABLE TO THE DISPATCH. !

| LONDON, August 9. -GCopyright. i
Kaiser Wilhelm, in taking leave of Queen
Victoria last evening, is reported to have de-
clared that the week has been the pleasantest
| he has spent since he was her guest last year.
The young monarch probably spoke from his
heart, for nothing had been spared TO make
his visit enjoyable.
The programme was delightful mixture
of naval and military recreation. One day
the Kaiser would be yachting, and the next
saw him reviewing troops, firing guns and
inspecting the ship building of the big
Portsmouth dock yards, just across the mar
row channel separating the Isle of Wight
| from the mainland. His superabundant
energy made him somewhat embarrassing
companion aboard the Prince Of Wales
yacht during the race for the regatta prize.
HIS HEAD IN DANGER.
He tried his hand at everything. could
scarcely sit still, and when the yachts top
mast collapsed in a sudden squall it fell
within a few inches of Germany's imperial
head. On shore he was equally restless
He seemed to chafe against the restraint of
the Osborne House, and spent as little time
within Its walls as courtesy would allow,
even taking most of his meals in the garden.
In the Portsmouth dockyard and at East
ney Barracks he hurried about like detec-
tective in search of clew, much to the dis
comfort of his portly uncle of Wales and
the members OF the British suite, most of
whom were elderly and some of them old
men. At Eastney, before the Kaiser had
half completed his inspection, Wales de-
clared himself completely done up, sat
down in the nearest seat in one Of the bar
rack rooms and called for cooling drinks.
The Kaiser, laughingly, continued his
way, and five minutes later was In the SER
geant's messroom, ssmpling the mems food
and drinking of the beer retailed at penny
per glass, and pronounced the liquor good.
AFRAID OF THE PIE.
But after commanding big general in
his suite to taste one of the penny pork pies
so dear to the stomach of Tommy Atkins,
and observing that he did not seem to like
it the Emperor concluded not to try it.
That afternoon happened to be the hottest
of the week, and while the Emperor and
princes were amusing themselves inside the
in thick, tight-ftting clothes exposed to the
full rays of the sun. Some of them tainted
and were carried off the ground. All suf-
fered more or LEES, so that the days enjoy
ment was by no means general.
Visitors to the imperial yacht Hohenzoll-
ern made the surprising discovery that
Kaiser Wilhelm is an artist That he
paints is undeniable because pictures were
found bearing his signature. But hyper
critical persons have arrived at the con-
clusion that he cannot have an artistic soul
because the green panels in his dining room
on the yacht are destroyed" by table.
cover of electric blue and the harmony of
the bedroom walls covered with light flow
cred chintz is disturbed by the violet velvet
coverlet of the bed.
HIS NEW DOMAIN.
The Kaiser will arrive at Heligoland to-
morrow forenoon, but the formal cession of
the island to Germany has taken place to-
day. Early this morning Herr Won
staff, arrived in the German warship, and
was received with salute of IL guns. At
o'clock the formal transfer was made. The
British and German flags were hoisted
under a salute of 81 guns, and remained to-
gether until sunset, when both were hauled
down.
Tomorrow morning the German flag
alone will gladden. the Kaiser's eyes, but
since 2 o'clock to-day the island has been
German, and German officials have con-
Quoted its public business. The Heligo-
landers have taken very kindly to the
transfer. They will present royal address
to the Emperor, tomorrow, and bouquets of
island flowers will be presented to him by
16 Heligoland girls in island costume. The
island is so crowded that there is imminent |
peril of people being pushed overheard, and |
the food is running short.