St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-04
The CRANKY KAISER.
Germany's Young Ruler Is
Bound to Upset Many
Plans.
His Visit to Britain May Lead
to Unforeseen Compli-
cations.
Bismarck Will Not Talk on
the Latest Story Of His
Downfall.
Parne1l's Marriage Has Not
Aided His Cause to Any
Extent.


left Rotterdam tonight the latest phase
of the official programme for his recep-
tion in England had rot received his
appreciation. Since the first draft was
submitted to him he has busled himself
with upsetting arrangements from the
moment of his arrival at Port
Victoria to the date of his fare
we'll on the 18th. In his latest
imperious intimation, he telegraphed
to-day, he declines to review the
volunteers at Wimbledon, the greatest
popular function in his honor after the
progress to the guild. The report says
that his refusal is absolute and that he
had dropped a remark, which was re-
peated to the official circle here, that he
did not want to look at tradesmen
masquers. AS the abandonment of the
review Is likely to be resented as
an indignity by the volunteers, $4,000
of whom were enrolled to take part in
it. it is proposed to substitute for the
review a march-past at the Horse
Guards If his kaisership can be
induced to tolerate the spectacle.
But the ceremonial aspects of
the visit trouble the government
less than the political. The first
FIVE days of his sojourn the emperor
passes within comparative seclusion
at Windsor. Lord Salisbury goes to
Windsor tomorrow, and will remain
there until July 8. The pageantry as
sociated with the visit now i'll cOnceals
a fact of
Serious Political Import.
On the eve of his starting on his tour
the emperor declared that the drelbund
had been renewed. and Premier Rudini
proclaimed an entente with England.
The government here refuses to give eX-
plicit responses to questions in the house
of commons ou the nature of the COM
mitment of England, but the universal
ly accepted belief in diplomatic circles
is that Lord Salisbury is pledging the
country further than he dares to reveal,
and that his stay at Windsor is likely to
involve the gravest practical conse-
quences to the nation. The opposition,
dissatisfied with the emptiness of the
to go thoroughly into the question when
the foreign office estimates are reached,
but they will probably fail to draw the
desired information from the govern
ment. Some inkling of the position, it is
hoped, may be get from the speeches at
the Guildhall banquet, which is often
selected for striking ministerial an
nouncements. If the emperor is per-
mitted to exercise his tendency to utter
frankness, something will become
known; but the official opinion is that
Lord Salisbury will succeed in tutoring
him into some formal declaration that
will disclose nothing. The growing pop.
ular impression that the emperOr'S visit
will
Result in Complications
in England's foreign relations will tend
to modify the warmth of the reception.
Press comments indicate this. ''TbOugh
the visit may be sport to him." says a
leading Unionist, 'it is no fun for US.
Could he not have left it alone? Is it
frie ndly thus to be superheating
the hatred of France for England
and increasing the ill-will of Rus
sia?' Whatever may ba the mean
here, no foreign potentate was ever re-
ceiyed with similar elaborate prepara-
tions. The squadron which is to salute
the Hohenzollern tomorrow is the pick
of the British navy. Along the railway
route to Waterloo junction every
station is a mass OF floral decorations.
The streets of the old town of Windsor
are ablaze with color. Under the
assent of the emperor in order to
give the public a prolonged and en-
hanced spectacle. the procession, in
stead of passing direct from the station
to the castle, will go through the town
to the.LOng walk. and thence uphill to
the queens entrance. Seen from the
ramparts, the whole stretch of the route
is an immense garden, glowing by day
with floral radiance. aud by night
streaming with electric lights hid in
trees and strawberries.
Within the Castle
the apartments set apart for the en-
peror and empress have been newly
decorated. The Zuccarelli room, the
Rubens room. the kings closet and the
queens closet have been reserved for
the imperial visitors. The kings closet
arranged as a sleeping apartment
for the emperor has bedstead of
Louis Seize style with gold pilasters
bearing a domed canopy surmounted
with ostrich feathers and draperies of
green satin embroidered with flower
work. The queens closet, which will
be the empress bedroom, has similar
bed-stead and is upholstered in green
utrecht velvet, trimmed with gold.
The queens heart seemed set upon un-
wonted expenditure. The costliest fur
niture and carpets are provided for the
several rooms, approaches and
galleries. Even st. Georges chapel |
Is bedecked beyond precedent Windsor
never saw period of several successive
days of pageantry so mafnificent. The
police discredit the stories of socialist |
demonstrations against the emperor.
Four of the leading socialist clubs con-
cur in deciding to abstain from taking
part in any demonstration. The anarch-
ist club Autonomie has split on sus-
picion that some of its members advo-
eating outrage were 'agents provo
nataurc