Arizona republican., 1899-01-30
GOSSIP OF
 FOREIGN CAPITALS

l ment last Wednesday with the Order of the Black Eagle, which is the Prussian | equivalent of the Order of the Garter, and the highest distinction of the kind | in the gift of the PrusSian crown, shows that Emperor William possesses, among many other qualities, that of | forgiving nature.
 The general enjoys the well deserved reputation of being the most phenome- nally rude and rough-spoken man of the German army. He was at one time colonel in command of the Hussar regiment in which Emperor William prior to his accession to the throne re- ceived his cavalry training. On one occasion an almost incredible scene took place. It was at regimen tai mess banquet to which young Will liam, at that time only a captain, had invited the Archduke Rudolph Of Aus tria, then staying on a visit at Berlin. During the course of the dinner the conversation turned upon the projected reforms in the cavalry drill and move ments, which ultimately turned out to be impracticable and were not carried into effect.
 William, in his impulsive impetu- ous, and somewhat arrogant way, de- claimed in a loud tone of voice on their superlative merits, declared himself as in their favor, and added that he would do his utmost to see them carried through as he regarded them as indis- pensable to raise the standard and tone of the German cavalry.
 Colonel von Kresick; like the remain der of the officers, had drunk his fair share of wine He never liked his royal subaltern and took no pains to conceal his sentiments. The arrogance of the princes utterances, as well as has assumption of superiority, eXasper- 2ted him beyond measure, and break ing into the conversation he exclaimed in tones that were heard throughout the apartment:
 "Aber das ist ia der bloedste Un- sinni" (but that is the most ridiculous nonsense) and then proceeded to con temptuously ridicule the princes argu- ment.
 Much nettled and quite as short-tem- pered as his colonel, the prince ex- claimed half jokingly, half bitterly: That's all very well, colonel. You are now my superior officer and I am bound to defer to your opinion, but our posi- tiOns may change one of these days and then you will see!"
 Perfectly frantic and purple in the face. Colonel von Kresiek thundered forth:
 When that day comes to pass, prince, I will sooner break my saber across my knee than serve under your commando"
 Immediately the place was in an up- roar, the Austrian crown prince being the first to jump from his seat, and minute later both princes had left the messroom and the barracks. Contrary to general expectations. Prince William made no report about the matter either to his father or grandfather and Colo nel vOn Kresick heard nothing more about it.
 Naturally he expected to receive his walking papers when the emperor as cended to the throne. But William, on the contrary, appointed him to the lu- crative, agreeable and responsible po- sition of general, in command of the great riding school at Hanover, where all the cavalry officers are obliged to graduate, and where the riding mas ters of the various cavalry regiments receive their training.
 For some reason or other the em- psror seemed always to entertain a certain respect and fear of his old colo nel, treats him with altogether un- usual regard and consideration. and I can only presume that he entertains toward him the same sentiments which a young man feels toward the head master who birched him when he was at school
 According to present arrangements Lord Kitchener surrenders the office of sirdar Of the Egyptian army to General Sir Archibald Hunter, a pen sketch of whom 1 recently gave in one of these letters This is rendered necessary by the extraordinary amount of work de- ,-@1,- nection with his new office of governor general Of the Soudan. Invested by both Queen Victoria and the khedive with supreme civil and military con- trol south of Assouan, it is doubtful whether any Englishman or American for the matter of that, has ever been intrusted with such extraordinary DOW CT and colossal responsibilities since 1 the beginning of the century People are disposed to wax enthusiastic about the grandeur of the office of Lord Cur zon as viceroy of India. But Lord Cur zon'S powers are limited by all sorts of constitutional and judicial restrictions, as well as by the necessity of comply l ing with the instructions of the home ! government in London.
 Lord Kitchener rules an empire, 1 which, though less densely populated ! than India, surpasses it in size, and | within the limits of which he possesses powers of life and death over all the | people, foreigners as well as natives. 1 1t has been expressly announced that the Soudan will be governed neither i from London, nor yet from Cairo. but by Lord Kitchener from khartoum, and that he is invested with powers analogous to those of a dictator. and that are plenary in every sense of the word.
 Harry the Valet" the extraordi- narily clever railroad thief, who stole the jewels of the Gowager duchess of Sutherland, is now behind the bars, serving the sentence of seven years pc nal servitude to which he has just teen