Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-22


her half closed eyes. She seemed in.
deed to be listening with her eyes rath.
er than her cars.
when the interview came to an end
she gave me fan painted by her own
hands, II was said, as a present for the
kalserin. Upon Its opened surface was
q scene representing the usual Chinese
landscape, with FISH and beasts swim.
ming In midair. | begged her majesty
to receive the ladies' OF the German EN-.
bassy and she consented to see them at
her next reception.
u bowed profoundly on leaving, to
which the dowager empress responded
with her queer little wink, and faint
smile for the first time momentarlly
ilickered about the corners Of her
mouth. She then vanished--slid as Il
were-out Of sight behind n thick cur
tain as though like an automaton, she
were rolled nolselessly away on hidden
wheels We then withdrew amid a line
Of bowling mandarlns."
The prince had already made form.
al call on the young emperor, the nom.
nal ruler OF China, and found his mai
esty quite inanlmate and uninterest-
Ing. He acted throughout the inter.
view attempted to hold with him, aid
ed by an Interpreter as II he had been
coached In his conduct, his inquiries
and his replies to the smallest details.
The dowager empress was a far more
interesting person"
This interchange OF royal vlsits--the
young emperor having returned the
princes call-marked new epoch In
Chlna's history, for not only was Prince
Henry the first foreigner Of note to be
allowed q glimpse OF the empress dow
ager, but through diplomatic blunder
OF the German minister at Picking, who
had Insisted that the emperor should
make the return visit at the embassy,
popular resentment was aroused
against all foreigners In China. The
dowager empress became so infurIated
that there is no doubt the episode
greatly FASTENED the so called Boxer
movement few months later, when
thousands of the Chinese rose in re-
belllon.
All this occurred In the spring Of 1893,
and II was then that Henry came into
contact with Admiral Dewey, who It
has been universally admitted gave
him useful lesson in repartee IL not In
courtesy. While at Hongkong, Just be-
fore Dewey sailed for Manila, Prince
Henry gave a banquet to all the higher
officers Of the various war vessels
then In the harbOr At the banquet, ell
Their from inadvertence or design, the
United States OF America" was the
last on the toast list, and so Dewey left
the table and refused to accept any ex-
plantations, The prince wrote him a let.
ter of apology, but the day before Dew
ey sailed. when he called to say good
by, he said jestlngly, II will send my
ships to Manila to see that you be-
have" He looked full at Dewey who
courteously retorted, II shall be de-
lighted, your highness, but permit me
to caution you to keep your ships from
between my guns and the enemy"
II Admiral '"lchs, whom Prince
Henry later s'l aded, had taken the
hint conveyed IN Dewey's warning,
there might have been no friction at
all in Manila bay, as later resulted
from Diedrichs ofilciousness. The 80
called Irene incident" when German
vessel of the same name as the princes
wife gave aid to some SpanIards at Su.
big bay, was eventually explained away
by the prince.
When Prince Henry addressed his
haunting remark to Dewey, gallant
Captain Gridley and Consul wildman
were standing near and heard II. Both
these Americans have since passed
away, but the greatest member of the
trio, Dewey, Is still alive. II seemed
hardly within the bounds Of possbii.
ty when these two parted in Chinese
waters that they would meet again on
American SOIL and nothing then SEEM
ed less probable than impeachment
between Germany and the United
States.
Little remains to be said respecting
our distinguished visitor except IN ex-
tension Of what has so often been given
regarding his many good qualities.
Writing at the time Prince Henry was
at Hongkong the correspondent Of
London paper said HE has produced
most happy impression here, His own
countrymen acclaim him as typical
German prince, while Engllshmen rec
ognize In him qualities which they are
proud to believe essentially British.
Certainly so far as an entire absence Of
starch goes preconcelved and doubt
less preiudiced notions Of Teutonic
court manners have been entirely at
fault. Nothing could have been sim
pier or more genial than the tone OF
both prince and suit. Above all, he
makes the impression OF thorough
wholesomeness. His six feet OF well
set up manhood, his bright beard and
clear tanned skin seem the outward
and visible signs Of O thoroughly clean,
sound mind Sound common sense,
frankness, fearlessness, dignity and
kindness are written on every feature"
The prince is not given TO public |
speaking and will probably reply In
briefest manner to the numerous adj
dresses that will be thrust at him In |
this country. only once in my lIfe,"
said he on one occasion. did I make a |
speech, and l shall never hear the last
Of that"
CHARMING A. BARLOW.