Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-19

knowing the necessity for her marrige,
and realizing that the people desired an
early placing of her hand, she began look
ing around in earnest for a husband. We
nave it on the best source that, forget
ting all the prejudices Of her childish
oays she threw aside personal feelings
ana earnestly sought a man whom she
couio love, honor and cherish according
10 the vows of the Lutheran church.
FROM her infancy, Wilhelmina disliked
the emperor of Germany. When still
quite a baby girl she visited Berlin with
her Mother n spent three days in the
royal palace. During those three days,
N!illam H.. with his Irresistible love Of
run, and having no girls of his own at
that tine, leased the little girl, and pulled
her curls until she cried with ~vexation
.When she left the palace he insisted on
kissing her.
1t was understood at the time of the
visit that an alliance might be formed
between W.lhelmina and Eitel Frederick.
second son of Kaiser. But after that visit
Wllheimina would never hear Of Germany
without protesting; and. it is sad. hat
she has never been willing to see Prince
Frederick to this day. He. poor fellow,
lost a good chance for Wilhelmina though
a few years Older than he would have
made him a better wife from one point of
view than my other girl in Europe.
Then Wilhelmina looked toward the
Sake Coburg family and took IN the son
of the duke of Connaught and all those
young English princes, but she did not
violently love of any Of them. William of
WED came the nearest since he was a
Hollander, but the Russian princes. the
Grand Duke Michael and the Grand Duke
Nicholas. both cousins of the car, were
not popular with her though she tried to
Ike them even as she tried to like other
! young princes of eligibility.
] At christmas If was apno1ppad that
! Wilhelm.na would soon proclaim her
choice, but apreciating their young
queens sacrifice in making more haste
than she desired, the people of Holland
! caused her to know that they would await
her pleasure; and so it came to pass that
Christmas came and went and Easter
passed over without the interesting an
rOuncement.
Wilhelmina. her mother declared, de-
manded too much Of a husband. She
wanted the absolute right to rule her
own kingdom without him. He should
have only a title, perhaps that of prince
consort, created by Queen Victoria for the
late Prince Albert. Wilhelmina stated a
sum which she would settle uDon the
prince, her husband, but no power woul
she invest in him. Beyond these things
which were of first Importance to the
kingdom, she desired a man of good looks
even temper and one whom she could love
Day dreams, these. indeed, for a queen!
Immediately after the czar's peace pro:
nunciamento, QueenWilhelmina came out
in a statement favoring universal peace
She wrote to the cZar that she would fur.
Their his aims to the utmost; and she also
wrote to the commissioners that were be.
ing appointed that they were welcome t(
meet in her kingdom. She pointed out tt
them the fact that Holland OF all coun
tries was most peaceful, hence besl
adapted for a peace conference; and sht
also mentioned the location which made
her country a halfway house of nations
While dong other things of more note
Wilhelmina was comforting titles. Sh.
bestowed the title Of Queen Emma upor
her mother and she knighted her old tn.
tors, those whom she considered worthy
She established a school for the poor Of
Amsterdam, one in which the very poo