The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-06-10
BANlsHED BY THE EMPEROR.
Lieutenant Fedor Won Rauch an Exile
by Imperial Mandate

Sode IN the Imperial family OF Ger
many gave rise to apprehensions for
the mental soundness OF the ruler.
With many admirable qualities, the
Emperor William is undoubtedly a
creature of intense and cratic impulses,
and Of violent passions. Upon occa-
slons his friends have been filled with
grave forebodings concerning his
ability to control his own violent tenn
per
The Emperor is naturally ola jealous
and imperative disposition, 1t was the
influence Of these traits that led to the
Punishment from Berlin Of Baron
Fedor Won Rauch, a handsome Lieu
tenant and Adjutant Of the Second
Battalion of the Eleventh Brunswick
regiment Of Uhlans, the crack drsgoon
corps of the Imperial Guard
The entire scandal has been success
fully suppressed in Germany. Upon
his Punishment Won Rauch came to
this city. The Emperor, influenced by
trivial incidents, accused the Baron Of
harboring too deep an admiration for
the Empress, whose character is as
pure and noble as any lady's of the
European courts. Owing not less to
his personal qualities than to the pres
tige Of his rank and lineage, Baron Won
Rauch had been favored with the
friendship Of the present ruler Of Ger
many long before the latter became
Emperor. The Baron was received in
the imperial family on the footing Of a
trusted friend and favorite companion.
In his profession he is said to have
evinced such decided military talent
that he was promoted about a year ago
to the adjutancy of his regiment, not
yet having completed his twenty sixth
year The fact that no man of his age
ever before held the adjutancy of a
regiment in the army may indicate the
value of such distinguished recognition
of his ability The Baron's future
seemed on all sides a brilliant one.
One day in September, 1891, Baron
Fedor Won Rauch said goodbye to his
mess comrades and sailed for New
York, an exile from Court from family,
from society and the fatherIand. His
departure naturally created much sur
prise. Gradually, however, it became
whispered that Won Rauch had been
banished after a scene that came near
resulting in a tragedy This was pre-.
vented, 1t is now understood, by the
timely intervention of Count Waldersee
and the elder Baron Won Rauch. 1t is
told in Berlin Court circles that Baron
Fedor had been making an afternoon
call at the Palace, as usual, bringing
with him the notes of a new muslca
composition of his own. While Won
RauCh was chatting about music will
the family the Emperor left them t,
attend a meeting of the Council in an
other part of the Palace. Won Rauct
and several other persons remained il
the Empress apartment
When the Emperor returned, abou
an hour atterward, it is said that he dis
covered the Empress and the young
Lieutenant alone, Conversing in low
tones and apparently 50 absorbed tina
they did not notice the Emperor's ap
proaCh till startled by the first outburs
of his wrath. The scream of the En-
press brought Count WalderSee and thu
young mans father hastily from an ad
joining apartment just in time to SAVE
their young kinsman from persona
violence, perhaps death, at the hand
of his Infatuated sovereign, SO enrage,
was William that those old friends hat
the greatest difficulty in quoting him
AT first he swOre that the youn,
Baron should not leave the palace alive
He even demanded that swords shouIt
be brought and duel fought then an,
there. When at last persuaded tina
such action would be disastrous nc
only to himself and his family but t,
the nation, he consented to allow youn
Rauch to depart.
&C., the Emperor is alleged t
have exclaimed as his former hienC
retired, $50 from this house and fror
Germany forever Your life is pro
teCted by the curse of a crown whiC
denies me the poor rights enjoyed b
every other husband in Germany, eve
to the lowest
The young Baron came to New Yor
last September accompanied by Direc
tor BALM Of the Hamburg American
Packet Company. He was at ono
placed at a desk in the New Yorl
office of the company, under Mr. Car
Schurz, the American manager Their
he was known simply as Mr.. Vol
Rauch, and nominally served as
clerk. With the exception of a shor
trip to Boston, he remained in New
York.
During the entire time of his stay il
this country it is suspected that he wa
more or less under the surveillance 0
agents or representatives Of the German
Empire. The Baron returned to Ger
many as suddenly as he came, on Apr
I'd last, sailing on the Normannia
During the recent illness of the eide