The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-17

such Things Pass I'm Germany-Not
Too Good fer Common Sailors So
ciety-A Ride In n MIX Cart with
the Empress-COnsOrts With a Ca
terer.
From the Washington Post.
c F. Dewey. who has represented a num-
Der Of the leading American papers In Ber-
lin FOR the past twenty ears as correspond
ent. is spending few months In the Unit
cd States. and is at present in Washing
ton. He was born in Massachusetts Of Pu-
ri'an stock, but has been in Berlin so
long that he speaks English with an accent
and has absorbed enough German 10 pass
unehaiienged for one OF Emperor VIII
liams' subjects the world over. He chat
ted entertainingly yesterday with a repre-
sentative OF the Post concerning continen-
tai affairs. and told number OF new sto-
ries about the emperor that will bear print
ing.
Contrary to the general belief. so pre-
valent in the United States" said Mr..
Dewey, that the emperor and his mother.
the Empress Frederick, are on bad terms,
they are the best OF friends and everything
that is English has great weight With him.
He is stepping In his mothers footsteps in
projecting new buildings. going among
the people, advocating and carrying out
reforms and spreading religious senti-
ments. In short he is keeping his ear close
to the silent voice Of nature and moving
about among the people in "a thoroughly
democratic spirit. can tell you a number
Of anecdotes. to illustrate the point. but
first Of all let me tell you that the emperor
Is watching with a wary eye the reap
proachment with the car. Friendly rela-
lions with Russia are due TO the Prince of
Wales, acting under the influence OF the
Empress Frederick and the Queen of Eng
land. That work of peace is the work OF
the women, strengthened by their influ-
ence with the czarina, the niece OF EN-
press Frederick. But let me tell you some
stories about the. emperor to serve as a
side light on his character
"All his movements, as you know, are
marked by great nervous activity. Re
Gently he was going to embark on a YES
sci not far from Berlin. He reached the
shore before any of his suite had arrived
and found the boat, with six sailors wait
iAiS ~ AOW' TIE. imperial party aDOdFu.
Without waiting for his suite to catch up.
the emperor gave the word, and alone
with six sailors struck out for the ship.
The high court dignitaries and officers
stood on shore, vexed and smarting under
the disgrace for which their hardness was
alone responsible, while the populace who
witnessed the little incident broke into
shouts of approval for the emperor.
Despite the reports that are current
about a rupture with England. II is en-
tirely safe TO state that the kaiser Is main
tanning relations of strict loyalty to Eng
land, and, l may add. is very fond Of
Americans. Not long ago l was attending
| a function where the emperor and all the
nobility were present. Poultney Bigelow
the American writer, whom know quite
well, was also on the floor. The kaiser was
standing erect in his box on one side Of
the hall, facing the empress, and her la
dies and fffsHds Ell thei6ther side. As
| Bigelow passed under the box the emper-
or suddenly leaned forward and called out,
loud enough to be heard for considerable
distance, Hello, Poultney!' Bigelow came
to a stiff salute. for he is something of a
diplomat; but there was nothing formal IN
the way in which he was greeted by his
majesty"
Another example is furnished by a re-
| cent incident that occurred after the en-
peror and empress visit TO Bismarck at
Friederichsruh. AS they were driving away
from the scene Of the triumphs of the old
chancellor something happened TO one OF
the wheels of the carriage in which the
| imperial couple were seated. The coachman
brought the horses to a stop, and 1t was
found on examination that it was neces-
] sary to procure another conveyance with
which to continue the Journey.
Some farm hands were working in the
fields, and the lackey or the coaehman APP
pealed to them for assistance in procur-
ing means for transporting their maJes-
ties to their destination. The field labor
ers promptly appealed TO their employer,
and in due course of time an old milk wa
gon was brought into light. 1t was the
sorriest kind of a cart, and neither you
nor l would have cared to make a mile in
it; but 1t seemed to suite the emperor to
the dot The horses were hitched to the
milk cart, and laying two bundles of straw
in the front so as ia form a seat, and plac-
ing a horse blanket over them, the kaiser
and the kaiserin sat on 1t. and drove away
as well contented as though it was their
state carriage. When you consider that we
thought the apex of democratic simplicity
was reached when old Secretary Rusk
drove a hay wagon full of Grid Iron men
from a railroad station. soon after assum-
ing charge of the office or Secretary of Ag-
riculture, you win appreciate the signifl-
canoe or the emperor iHIoIiHdilty Oi tAis
occasion. 1s
"The kaiser is a great Joker, is very
fond of good stories and tells some re-
markably well. Some of his comments and
I remarks, am afraid, would be considered
a little indicate, although in Germany a
little indelicacy, when 1t serves good pur-
nose or adorns tale, goes unchallenged.
For that reason i shall not tell you what
he said to the Princess of Wurtemberg at
a ball recently when she appeared before
him in a gown slightly too decollette, al
though even the princess considered 1t a
pertinent pleasantly.
zone of his PARTICULAR friends is Uhl, the
leading caterer Of Berlin. By the way, Uhl
married an American heiress. the daugh-
ter of the great New York brewer, Bech-
tel. with whom he got something like a
milIien and half. The emperor dimes much
at Uhl's, and likes him personally. He used
to serve in the guards. Every morning Uhl
takes a constitutional on a fine stallion
in the Thiergarten. About the same hour
the kaiser rides in the Thiergarten for his
| health. And 50 it heppens that the en-
peror and the chief caterer of Berlin meet
" 'Gruess dich Gott Uhli' the kaiser will
shout. at which Uhl will salute like the
old guardsmen that he is. No foolish
ness, the emperor WIFI call out or as we
would say in English, None of that Uni;
we are con1rades., And then they will
s+riira fntn a ga nfpr together like old crO-