The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-09


nevertheless, completely Submissive to the
lnuuence OF an American woman. . native
o. New York, who 10 now the wife Of Gen.
Count Waldersce. but whose first husband
Was Prince Frederick Of Schieswig- Hol-
stein, an uncle of Emperor Williams wife.
The Rismarcks and the Waldersees were
at the time thoroughly in accord, indeed
the sx-chanceilor was indebted to Couatess
Waldersee for considerable degree Of the
influence which he at first exercised over
William IL. and which led the latter to
adopt previous to his accession, such an
antagonistic and unfiliai attitude towards
his father and mother. Suddenly, almost
without any warning and from . COM
paratively clear sky. Prince Bismarck was
ment OF everybody. reiegated into private
life. while the Waldersees were practically
exlled from the capital by the general
being deprived Of his chieftancy of the
headquarters staff of tho imperial army.
and assigned to the military district of Al
tona The occult influence which led to
their downfall was that of woman, who
10 recognized as one of the most remarE-
ably clever and astute members of her sex,
namely, the widowed Empress Frederick.
With . tact worthy Of that most tactful
Of all'royal personages. her brother, the
Prince Of Wales. she forebore, how
ever, to make any direct use of this
influence, but exercised it through .
man devoted to her interests. Prot.
Hintzpeter, who was for many years the
principal tutor of the emperor The result
of this policy on the part of the empress
was rendered apparent when again. sud-
denly and without any premonition, the
quaint-looking professor, who is the most
homely Of his kind, incurred his masters
displeasure and found his advice spurned
and an end made to his influence. That
Of the empress mother. however, remained
undiminished, and still subsists, shared to
certain extent by two of the emperor's
particular favorites and intimate friends.
One is the Count Augustus Gutenberg.
grand marshal to the royal household,
who had the foresight to make himself
agreeable to the emperor when the latter
was callow youth and snubbed by every
body else. He likewise was wont to &C
company the emperor during his Haroun
the Sums of the Prussian capital during
the early part of the present reign. The
other is Maj. Won Hulsen, the favorite
aide-de-camp of the emperor. He 10 one
of the best looking and popular officers of
the German army. and last year the en-
peror asked and obtained for him the
hand of the wealthiest heiress in Berlin,
the beautiful and only daughter Of Gen.
Won Lucadou.
There are two influences which pre-
dominate with the car; they are that of
his mother-in-law, Queen Louise OF Dem
mark. most remarkable woman Of strong
character, with whom he is in constant,
almost daily correspondence. The other
is that of his former tutor. NJ. Pobiedonot-
soft, whose name he gave only the other
day to one of the finest new ironclad
cruisers of the Russian fleet. Pobiedonot-
soft is particularly remarkable for his
sterling honesty, his entire disinterested-
ness and for his lofty sense of honor. all
three rare qualities in q country such ~
Russia, where tho very atmosphere il
tainted with corruption. Probably it 10
his own freedom from the ordinary faults
of his countrymen that renders him so
intolerant Of everything that il not strictly
right-accofding to his own ideas-and
unfortunately the latter are somewhat
lacking in scope. iiberality and
breadth. Imbued with the sacred char
acter of the emperor's autocracy, he
refuses to take into account the necessities
resulting from the advance of time and the
increase of civilization. and were he to
have his way altogether he would restore
Russia to the condition in which it was
prior to the error Of Peter the Great, whsn
It was shut Oft altogether from the other
nations OF Europe. All these Characters
tics, including his strong religious senti-
ment. IS we'll as his obstinacy, are to DO
found rejected In his former pupil, the
present car, who is accustomed to consult
him in every conceivable manner. for
Alexander knows full we'll that whatever
else. may be said about NJ. Pobiedonotsoff's
advice, it will always have the merit Of
being straightforward and disinterested.
In view of the cars fervent religious be-
lief. he could not possibly have given .
more striking token of his high regard for
his homely old tutor and present chief adj
wiser than by appointing him to the presi-
dency of the holy synod, an Office that car
state church and of all things pertaining
to ecclesiastical matters in the Russian
empire. 1 may add that tho advice ten
dered by NJ. Pobiedonotsoff to the car 10
generally in accordance with that offered
blythe latter's mother-in-law, the queen of