The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-26
BARON Won KE1'TELER HERE
HIS SPECIAL CAR SHOULD HAVE
BEEN ATTACHED TO A
COAST TRAIN
ARRIVED HERE A LITTLE LATE
His Imperial German Majesty's En-
yoy Extraordinary and Minister
PIenipotentiary to China Conn
PEELED to Spend Twenty-Four
Hours Here-May Miss His
Steamer at Vancouver.

| Baron Won Ketteler, his imperial German
| majesty's envoy extraordinary and min
| lister plenipotentiary, recently assigned
| to the diplomatic corps of the German
| embassy at Pekin, China, and formerly
minister to Mexico from Berlin, was a
! visitor in st. Paul yesterday. The fact
| was known to but few, as the diplomat
arrived in the city in the afternoon in a
special car and spent the greater part
of the day in the union depot yards He
was accompanied by his servants, and ex-
cept for two trips to the general offices
of one of the railroads, remained in the
company of his wife, the Baroness Ket-
teller, preferring to avoid publicity.
The baron's visit to St Paul was not
Intentional and for this reason was not
enjoyed by either himself or the mem
bers of his party. He is on his way
| from the City Of Mexico, which for the
| past few years has been his headquarters,
to the Chinese station to which he has
been recently assigned. He left Chicago
late Wednesday night in a private car
of the Michigan Central for st. Paul, in
tending to leave here yesterday forenoon
| with the coast train for Vancouver, where
1t was planned to sail on the Empress
of India" for Hong Kong. By blunder
in routing the car, 1t did not arrive in
st. Paul until too late to make connec-
ton and the diplomats plans were sadly
discomposed when he learned. after wait
ing for an hour for connections with the
western train to be made, that he would
have to wait day and would not be
able to sail on the date planned for.
ENFORCED STAY.
Baron Won Ketteler was seen yester-
day afternoon as he was leaving his car
to make further Investigations regarding
the cause and probable extent of his en-
forced stay in st. Paul. He was extreme
ly gracious and readily responded to the
questions put to. him. He is a tall. well
preserved mans ofs; commanding mien,
about 4S years of ape and bears the un-
mistakable marks efzearly military train
ing. His piercing black eyes twinkled as
he spoke of his misfortune in being de-
layed, though the delay meant serious in
convenience.
"It is not that I would not visit ST.
Paul." said he. But you must see that
it means inconvenience to me. Yes, 1
have heard before of the city and know of
your wonderful progress in this part of
the Northwest. I am not entirely a
stranger in the land. I have lived In
Washington and am well known there to
many of my friends. 1t is for the past
few years that I have been in Mexico
and I go to China as the minister of
his imperial majesty. I was in China
ten years ago, and you must see that 1t
will not be new to me.
"They told me that I would go straight
| through I do not know what makes
| this trouble. 1t is the routing, which is
| strange business I plan to sail from
Vancouver on Monday If I can get away
We are to go to Hong Kong first. then
| to the diplomatic station which is al
| Pekin. If it were not that 1 must soor
arrive in China, I should be glad to make
still more Of a visit here. You have q
beautiful CITY,. AS beautiful as Berlin
No, I would not say that, for Berlin is
a wonderful city. Still 1 should be gla:
| to stay longer. We shall leave st. Pau
early in the morning, l hope; that is II
| we can be routed properly