The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-28
RATIFIED HIS BEER MUG
KAISER WILHELM ENJOYED HIS
VISIT TO BONN IMMENSELY.
Threw Royal Dignity Aside and BE-
came a student Again While
Among Old Friends.

and conversed pleasantly with all his old
Bonn acquaintance of his student days.
and distributed many trifing gifts and me-
mentos among them. The Emperor used
his stay i'm Bonn TO inform himself thor
oughly regarding the Dusseldorf exposition
of 1902. for the Rheneisch mining, iron and
engineering industry were insufficiently
shown at the Paris exposition, because of
lack of space.
While at Bonn, among the students of
his old corps. the Emperor became a stu
dent again. He wore the white cap. and.
across his breast, the black and white rib
bon of the BorUssia corps. His Mejesty
himself took at the symposium,
issued orders in a firm tone and led off
the so-called salamanders, the thunderous
rafting Of beer mugs on the table when
the leading toast was proposed. He also
joined heartily with a loud voice in sing
ing student songs. bringing down the fiat
of his rapier, i'm the orthodox fashion, with
a crash on the table at the end of each
verse. The proceedings reached a climax
when his Majesty called for that grandest
of German student songs. "Landsfater'
Gather of the country. At one verse. in
which students swear to live or die for
King and country. each man crosses his
rapier with that of the man opposite him.
and caps are taken off and spitted on the
rapier points. the youthful crown prince
crossed rapiers with the aged Won Loe.
himself an old Borussian. Later, joined
by the students. he called out "Our young
est fox" the slang nickname Of the Dung
est student, the Emperor laughed heartily
and ~clapping the crown prince on the
shoulder said: do you understand that
he means your
There was another humorous incident
when one of the veterans, in reply to
the toast to the men of his year. drank 10
the canal bill and expressed the hope that
the old fellows of Berlin might at last
realize that the canal must be built. The
Emperor lay back in his chair and laughed
loud and long.
An interesting story is told of a surprise
night visit paid by Emperor William to
the training ship Charlotte, while at Kiel.
The ship was anchored in midstream, when
the guard espied the Emperor's pinnacle
approaching. and a moment later the En-
peror was on deck, much to the surprise
of the hastily awakened captain. His Maj
esty then began an inspection of the ship.
In the dormitory he was astonished to find
the cadets asleep under the glare of cleo
trio lights. II scarcely believe they are
asleep under such a light said the En-
peror.
'They are tired after their days work
replied the captain. They would sleep
anywhere
The Emperor. still skeptical, shook a
sleeping cadet soundfy ana awcKe hinr.
$50" said his Majesty, you sleep as
we'll here as at homer"
The cadet, recognizing his questioner,
promptly replied, Better, your Majesty"
The Emperor was much %gratifed with
the answer he received, and returned to
his own ship. delighted with his expert
ment.
Emperor William arrived at Cronberg at
noon and drove to the castle. at the en-
trance of which he was greeted by his
mother. the Dowager Empress Frederick.
Her health just now is fairly good. She
has sent the Countess Won Perponcher to
Greisheim TO express sympathy with the
families OF the victims of the explosions
there and TO distribute gifts. Emperor VIII
liam is going woodcock shooting at Wart-
burg, and the Empress goes in a few days
TO the Chateau BelleVille, where the young
est of her children are staying. Later she
intends TO go with the children to Baden
Baden.
At a banquet in the castle at Esinach
this evening Emperor William, responding
to a toast to his health proposed by the
Grand Duke Wilhelm Ernst, after alluding
to the many ties indissolubly uniting the
houses of HOhenzollern and Weimar, said.
'Saxe-Weimar has had a great share In
the development of the empire. for in the
fearful period when the fatherland lay
PROSTATE the great spirits that came forth
from Weimar saved us by inspiring In tho
people the spirit that prepa red a new
fatherland. Your Royal Highness is the
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of science. a palladium OF ideals i'm
which the German fatherland. Ger
iian poetry and Germany are so rich.
1t is this that turns hither from every
region of Germany the eyes OF sholars, of
those who still preserve a youthful heart
and of all who still believe in ideals; Now
federal prince, but also TO the protector of
traditions; whom we have to thank for
ness. the grand duke. Hurrah. Hurrah!
Hurrahi"
On the occasion Of the sixtieth annlver-
sary of the entrance into the army of
Grand Duke Friedrich | of Baden, En-
peror William has written him a letter in
which he refers TO the active part which
the Grand Duke took In the establishment
of the empire and TO his loyal friendship
for his Majesty's grandfather and father.
and expressed the hope that the army may
long have as a guiding light the lofty ex-
ample Of loyal devotion to duty that the
| grand duke has always set.
The correspondent OF the Associated Press
learns positively that the negotiations for
renewal and modification OF the Dreibund.
which expires in May. 1903. will be con-
Quoted during the second half of 1901 and
the whole of 1902.
The Vossische Zeitung. commenting on
the Socialist May first proclamation. points
out that revolutionary appeals are missing
from il. and claims that the former revo-
lutionists have become coworkers for the
benefit of the state.
Although the Emperor and Count Won
Buelow strongly favor the German East
Africa Railroad. there seems little chance
that the bill will pass, certainly not In its
present shape.
The canal bill IS still dragging In the
Diet. One OF the Conservative leaders.
Baron Won Sedlitz, is opposed to the bill.
The Conservative Herald Is opposed to II.
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