The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-16


NNSfll.sNtsW Uhe old kaiser.
.gil,.isRH the late Emperor
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iugl kaiser. for he
Is very seldom az the I-lace IN Berlin
Tor more than week at n time He
Is sort OF human cyclone. lie moves
with great rapldity and violence and
discs not always give premonitions OF
his approach. Sometimes the officials
Of the court receive notice az 10 o'clock
az night that their imperial master
Will start for the other end Of the EN-
plre al o'clock In the morning. and
In the meantime they have TO do a
hearty lot OF hustling to get things
ready A special train must be ar
ranged for and lie on a side track at
Potsdam station. The persons who are
selected to attend His Majesty are to
be found and notified. and sometimes
30 Is necessary for a messenger 10
search all nlght for them. The Of
hcials az his place Of destination are
sometimes warned and sometimes not
So restless and sudden an emperor
Is a very disagreeable person TO work
for. but William II does not consider
the convenience and the pleasure OF
other people when an idea enters his
mind. Those who have demonstrated
for this sort Of behavior. and no one
but bis mother and old Prince Bis
mafck ever dared 10 do 80. have been
Informed that he Is a soldier. that the
men who attend him are soldiers. and
that a soldiers duty Is 70 be always
ready for marching orders at any hour
Of the day or night.
AZ the same time the Emperor often
shows a generous consideration for the
feelings and the pleasure Of other peo-
pie. ] heard an incident a day or two
ago concerning his courtesy TO Lieu
tenant Nlblack. the naval attache OF
the American Embassy The latter
officially invited TO witness a review OF
the German fleet In the Baltic shortly
after his arrival In Berlin. where ne
was an entire stranger. He presented
himself on board the imperial yacht
according 10 the terms Of his invita-.
ton. and was courtcously received by
the German naval officers. but. having
no acquaintanrcs on board there was
nothing for him 10 do but 10 take
place In tho background and walt An
hour or so after the vessel started out
% sea the Emperor noticed q quiet. UNI
assuming officer in the uniform Of the
United States navy standing alone ON
the deck lie inquired his name and
Immediately went TO him. introduced
himself as one gentleman 20 another IN
private life and engaged IN converse.
ton. Then he took Niblack's arm and
paced the deck for an hour with him.
cCnversing as Familiarity as n they had
been old friends AZ the conclusion
o. their walk he presented the lleuten.
ant 20 the officers Of the ship and other
members Of the party and eventually |
gave instructions that he should re- |
celve special attention. Tor from that
time on the American did not have |
moment TO himself
Since this accidental meeting the /
Kaiser has made Lieutenant Nlblack |
his friend. and frequently invites him /
10 the palace. where he discusses naval /
matters with him with the greatest |
The Emperor has always been par /
iicularly attentive 10 members OF the /
American embassy. There Is a popu-
lar impression that he Is not over 1
friendly TO the United States. because
there are 30 many OF his former sub
lccts among our population. and par
ilcularly because he has lost thousands
N young men from the army by emf.
grafton. But this cannot be true. n one
may judge from his treatment OF the
official representatives Of the United
States who have liysd In Berlin.
when the Kaiser was a schoolboy nj
Potsdam he had a young American boy
ior a classmate. with whom he became
very intimate. and the intimacy con.
iinued after he assembled the throne
until a few months ago This young
American was employed by a syndl.
cate Of interests In the United States
10 use his influence with the German
government to secure a modification Of
the Restrictions which embarrassed
them In doing business In Berlin and
other cities Of the Empire From the
Americans point OF view Il was en-
.lroly proper for him to do anything
10 promote the interests OF his fellow.
In Germany. and also 20
accept a fee for his services. From the
Emperors point Of view Il was an i'm.
pertlnence for any friend who was adj
nitted TO his presence on familiar
.orms to accept compensation for the
use Of his influence. In some way or
other he learned Of the arrangement.
md when his American schoolmate ar
rived AZ the palace he found the door
hut In his face Nor has n ever been
opened to him again. Nor does the
Emperor recognize him when they
meet. This Is construed as an evidence
" the exalted opinion which William
i holds Of his imperial power and re-
possibility. Tie allows no man TO pre-
ume upon his acquaintance for bust.
less purposes.