The San Francisco call., 1899-03-08
WHY THE KAISER
SENT CONDOL ENCE
Making Capital of Kip
Iing's Bereavement.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

BERLIN, March 7.-Emperor VIII
liams message of sympathy to Mrs
Rudyard Kipling, occasioned by her
husbands serious illness, Is commented
upon by the press here to-day. Inc
Vossiche Zeitung says
This new manifestation of the En-
peror's, and the recent one by German
Ministers, form pleasant contrast to
the erroneous statements that Germany
Is about to declare q tariff war on the
United States. The German nation, on
the contrary, is strongly desirous of
living in peace with America, economi-
caIly as we'll; but hopes for full reci-
procity and that the legitimate inter-
ests Of Germany will be considered
These remarks and Emperor VIII
liam's action are apparently based on
the theory of his Majesty that Rudyard
Kipling's residence is in the United
States; that the fact that his wife is
an American and his sympathy for this
country make him an American in
spirit, If not by birth, as the distin-
guished author was born in Bombay
December 30, 1860.
The Post says: THE great cordiality
with which our monarch honors Mr..
Kipling ought to be calculated to re-
mind Americans, after period OF artl-
fetal estrangement which we trust Is
past, that they viii nowhere find read
Ter and more joyful recognition of the
brilliant features of their character
than from their cousins here and firstly
from our imperial leader"
NEW YORK, March 7.-Mr. Double
day tonight reported both Rudyard
Kipling and his little daughter Elsie
to be slowly but surely convalescing.
Mr.. Kipling has not yet been informed
~ nf TnCanhinn and ha will
not be told about 1t until he is prac-
tically well. She was his favorite and
the physicians dread the possibility of
a relapse should he learn Of her death
Some of the more important cablegrams
and messages are daily read to Mr.
Kipling, and occasionally he is allowed
to read them himself. Every message
is carefully censored, however, to pre-
vent the father reading even an allu-
sion to his loss. Great quantities of
flowers continue to be sent to the Gre
noble Hotel by friends Of the Kiplings.
At 10 o'clock tonight Mr.. Double
day said Mr.. Kipling had done splen-
didly during the day and had made
more progress toward recovery than on
any preceding day.
Mr. Doubleday, in Difference to the
wishes of Mrs. Kipling, refused to give
any information regarding the ar
rangements for the funeral of Joseph
Inc hlpllHS. L ne CHliQ, mrS. hlDUnG
says in no sense belonged to the pub
lic and she wishes to avoid having the
funeral take on the character of a
spectacle
Rudyard Kipling. II is reported, will
be elevated to the peerage on January
l. 1900. DR.. Neal McPhatter of Edin-
burgh, Scotland, who is staying at the
Windsor Hotel. says he has received
the news from Sir Walter Besant He
adds that the report is common gossip
in the literary circles of London.
Mrs. Kiphng, accompanied by her
sister, Mrs. DR.. Dunham, and DR.. Con-
land Of Brattleboro, VT. early to-day
left the hotel where the author lies.
Shortly after 2 o'clock they returned
with flo--ers in their hands. 1t was
presumed that they had been to the
funeral of Mr.. Kipling's daughter
Josephine