The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-07
The German Kaiser, Like NarcissuS
Is Struck on Himself.
A ROYAL SONG WRITER
BY THE JINGLES
OF HIS OWN RHYMES.
"Before the Flood Book Condemn
ing His Majesty in Plain Ian
guage, Creates a Sensation
Phelps Son in-Law Called a Rev
olutionist-Berlin Gossip.

Berlin, Nov. 6.-(Copyrighted. 1897,
by the Associated Press emperor
William of Germany spent the fore part
Of the week at Liebenberg, the estate of
the Eulenburgs, where he was splen-
didly entertained by Count Philip Won
Eulenburg, who has for a long time
past been a great favorite of his ma
jesty On Monday, after their return
from the hunt, there was a banquet,
during which an invisible choir of
youthful voices sang, one after an
other, the songs composed by the en-
peror, with a text written by his host.
y string orchestra of picked perform
ers, especially sent from Berlin, fur
nished low accompaniment. The en-
peror was in great spirits and proposed
toast in impromptu rhyme.
The emperor and empress, on We'd
nesday attended the annual st. HUI
bertus hunt in the GruenWald. During
the afternoon a big wild boar, after
having been hunted for over an hour
and a half, swan through the lake in
the forest, was approached by a group
of riders, among them were their ma
jesties. The ANIMAL having spent it's
strength, clumsily roamed about the
ground and finally rolled under the
| hoofs of the emperor's horse, which
thereupOn bolted. His majesty, how
ever, finally stopped his steed, dis
mounted and speared the boar.
A church, which will be dedicated on
Monday at Wilmersdorf, a suburb of
this city, has been built after the plans
of the royal architect, considerably
modified by the Emperor. In fact, the
architect admits that nearly every plan
submitted to his majesty is largely
changed.
Emperor William is devoting much of
his time to the study of Russian. The
letter which he wrote to the car dur
ing the latter's stay at Darmstadt, was
in excellent Russian.
SENSATIONAL BOOK.
A book written by former judge of
the imperial court, Herr Otto Mittel-
staedt, has appeared under the title of
Before the Flood" and creates a SEN
sation. 1t criticizes in detail the pO-
litical development of Germany under
the present emperor, and uses vigor
GUS plain language in cOndemning his
majestys meddling in every sphere of
the government. 1t also blames the
ministers and the higher classes for
their reactionary views and lack of
constitutional moderation. The book
has started a storm of press criticism,
commendatory and adverse.
According to statements made by the
United States cOnSulS in Germany. the
German bicycle manufacturers will now
| begin to import parts of American BIZ
! cycles and use them in the construction
| of their own wheels.
PHELPS SON-IN-LAW.
Count Won Rottenberg, the son-in- law
! of the late Mr.. William Walter Phelps,
| United States minister to Germany. is
being made war upon by Baron Won
/ Strumm. in his newspaper organs, for
! the purpose of ousting him from his
present office, that of curator of Berlin
! University. because the count publicly
| declared himself in favor of the right
| of combination on the part of the
| Workingman. The Post thereupOn calls
! him a revolutionist.
/ The agrarian press warns the public
against purchasing or using American
wheat and flour, claiming that the lat
ter is admittedly grossly adulterated
with maize, thus rendering it inferior
in quality and injurious to health
A meeting was to have been hello
here on Friday next to express sym
pathy with the German minority in the
Austrian parliament The plan con-
templated addresses by Austrian dele
gates who were known to hold eX-
tremely radical views. Fearing tha-
speeches by these men might give of
Tense to the Austrian government, the
police issued an order today prohibit
ing them from addressing the meeting
In consequence of this action the pro
posed meeting has been abandoned.