New-York tribune., 1890-04-02
THE GERMAN EWPTRoRS POPULARITY.
LIEUTENANT sANTOED TiLLs ABOUT HIS LOVE
FOR THE ARMY-MNISTER PHELPS
GREATLY AlMIRED.

NSLAILh AiMiKLD.
Lieutenant j. C. Sanford, wo has been for some
time military atsiche at Berlin arrived in this city
recently, having been relieved rom his post at tho
German capital and ordered TO = Louis on duty in
connection with the Mississippi Rvcr improvements.
In speaking Of affairs in Germais with Tribune
reporter, Lieutenant sanford said - believe Ger
many is the most up and dressed rountry in the
world to-day. In riding through IT on gets idea
Of hustle activity and progress which We are not
accu, toned to associate with European ntions The
Emperor is immensely popular with the ,rny Of
fcers and nen swear by him. The disciplI, and drill
Of the army superb. The three years hat able
bodied are g,d to serve III the arInyarc not
such a great hardship as Is commonly supPoed. |
believe that the habit, Of cleanliness, the attcn to
hy gicne and the physical training which The orulary
peasant gets during his term in the army aud trcc
wears TO his lfc The Emperor Is most agrccdlc
man 10 meet, and takes great interest III America
affairs. lie speaks English perfectly ana lou me-
an audience which had with MN, tat ne hlauc IL Il
point t. read the principal American papers ana
magazines lle rises at O'Clock in the morning and
works until late AT night lie goes 10 dllli every
morninr and then rides back, first by the side OF
one officer and then by another, crtcsnS detects he
Ia, seem mailing sugccstOns to the officers an" getting
suggestions fNm them. lie talks with all the oI''er7
without REGARD to rank. The city Of Berlin IS growing
in population and beauty every day IL i INC
L,n.r,r,s desire, to make it rival OF Paris. At the
vf.. sunny '''N'
engage in a sham campaign and saw the smohclcNs
nov,der uscd With artillery fire the smoke As per-
ccptible but with infantry fire it is scarcely seen
What smoke thcre is from this powder Is OF lsht
brown color and is rapidly disspated. saw on one
thjck misty DAY two battcrlc, engage cach 0t!cr
one using the ordinary powder and the othor 'he
sokclc,s Tho smoke from tho battery using ordinary
powder hung 10 the ground and in few minutes the
iattcrv wa, 80 shrOdcd IN smoke that II was lId,l-
oally useless The light brown ~nOh" from l'c o'"ci
battery lose quickly and disappeared: -
Il hear thai a newspaper 'ullcspondcNt III Germany
has been writing startling articles which nave "'l
published in American papers regaidlnS my uehI
inrown from NV horse nj the grand manocuN re-, ana
char,inc me with the himc Of youth. plead guilty
10 "A moderate amount OF youth hut as 10 my lri
thrown from my horse II Is "a pretty story ana lAh7
only ono element. truth. ~ a matter ~ ia,t my
horse Gid fail under at ouc tIlc AID Atu a
narrow cscape from ~cIiOu, injury.
- MIR Phelps Is extremely popular IN lcrlh ana
take, front rank among the diplomat, there Ne
German, have the greatest uc~prtt Tor nm. IA'y
ascribc tho outcome ~ The samoan conference en-
t.relv 10 Mr. Phclps's diplomacy. believe we nave
never had another repre-, niAtlve al tho Court oi
berlin 30 popular and universally Icsp'' tea a, vi
Phelps When | left Berlin Prince Bismarck had not
resigned but there were rumors oi IL III tie arr