Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-08-10
AAs A BUSY 1Me OF u N EvROpI
Announces that He Game Over for Rest,
but is Kept on the 60.
FRENCH COMPANY TURNS HIN DOWN
Refuses to Become Part Of His Great
Atlantic Shipping Combine.
SANS TOR HONE THE PREsENT WEEK
Buys a New Mansion IN London ana
. million Dollars Worth OF
oIa silver at an
Auction.

Auction.
tcopyrfsht, 1902. by Press Publishing COD
LONDON, Aus. s.--(New York World Ca
bSeEram-speciai TcissrAm.)-J. Pierpont
Morgan sin sail for Law York On the
steamer Oceanic. which will leave LiVee4
pool aext Wednesday. elthough he has 90
optisn on travelling On the sseamship
Kronprinz wilhelm. which will sail from
Southampton the same day.
Since bis arrival in Europe, April ?, the
"steol king" has Afforded the most strik
ing proof ever witnessed that commerce
70 now the sovereign ruler Of the world.
Emperors. kings. princes. prerniers and
chanceIlcrs have Wed with each other IN
paying court to the superior majesty OF
the mammoth trustmaker.
Mr.. Morgan heralded his arrival by say
ing: II am coming for rest" But from
ths moment he sailed from New York
every comblnabie interest on this side OF
the Atlantic was plunged into a fever Of
apprehensive expectancy.
During his ten days stay IN London he
put the finishing touches on the formation
Of the Atlantic Shipping trust. which was
proclaimed when announced as the Water
loo Of British supremacy on the sea.
Everything was denied absolutely until the
oficial tldings OF this epoch-making oper-
alton were revealed, thus increasing the
shock to public confidence. which had been
iulied into security by false assurances.
During this time Mr.. Morgan had
private audience With the king at Marlboro
house. met Lord Salisbury, then prime
minister. at Clinton Dawkin's house, as
well as Gerald Balfour. the president OF
the Board Of Trade. and Lord selborne.
the nrst lord OF the admiralty; the chiefs
OF the two state departments most
urgently needing his freely offered dec
laretion that his aims were inspired by
the sinsle~Einded purposes Of the good
Of humanity and that there was nothing
he cherished such deep affection for as
continued domination over the seas by the
British mercantile marine.
Meets one Defeat.
He creased April 20. to Paris. where he
Transatlantic company 70 enter into the
combine.
There he was waited on by N. waIdeck-
Rousseau. then the French premier. 10
whom he gave ten minutes Of HIS time be-
fore leaving for Aix-les-Baines. where he.
faithfully submitted himself to the cure.
This apparently was a quiet restful pc
Siod But speculation was set aiamc again
BY the arrival OF his steam yacht Corsair
at Gibraltar. supposedly to take It's owner
on \ trip TO "collar" anything IN the way
e1 trade or commerce worth having In the
Mediterranean.
Having concluded the cure he Joined Cor
aair at Venice for a cruise among the grand
tales as a restorative Of the weakening ef-
fectu Of the AK douches, but no sooner had
ne arrived At Brlndisl than be found dis
patch from Ambassador choate Informing
him that King Edward earnestly desired to
meet him at dinner three days later In
London.
Mr Morgan took q train. travelled sixty
hours diroct to London and arrived barely
IN time to try on the knee breeches, silk
stockings and black levee coat ordered in
advance By his son, as the livery which he
should don If he wished t5 dine with the
king.
aasationed by IElns.
In that un-American apparel. not with
out reluctance. the "steei king ate dinner
with Edward VII. who taking him apart
Afterward engaged him in earnest conversa-
- ~ for half an hour. The puTport Of this
DIALOGUE remains dutoid. but It was noted
BY others present that the king piled Mr..
Morgan With . string Of questions which
seemingly were argued with the accustomed
iaconic directress. That was the last en-
tertsinnent the king attended before his
sensational illness.
The next day Mr.. Morgan started Tor
l}Sniee. eteamins thence around the
Adriatle and visiting Trieste, where he
found an invitation awaiting him. aont
through the Americas minister At vienna,
70 Visit the emperor Of Austria. But tbs
'steei king" was obliged to decline this
compliment from the head Of the house
Of Hapsburs, having to return 20 London
70 see King Edward crowned rHoyoreIgn
o. Britain and ireland and OF the do
nlniona beyond the seas and emperor OF
India under the shadow OF $3.50 900
worth Of tapestry lent BY AIr. Morean him
self Finding the coronation postponed.
Mr.. Morgan sgain 5oineA his yacht and
sailed 70 ostend where. Ia the usual
course, the king Of the Belgians paid
homage 70 the steel king"
Dsaen with Emperor.
Thence Mr. Morgan steamed to Kisl in
response 70 an imperial invitation from
the kaiser, who probably has s lurking
fear that the divine right Of kings is rap
idly being superseded BY the divine right
oi dollars. Al Kiel Mr.. Morgan lunched
"||N N4ANA NuNNIA AuH imperial Yacht
Hohenzollern and had two long confer
ences with the kaiser. confesslne after
Nards that he had been impressed b. the
kaiser for whom he condescende to say he
entertained liking.
Going next 70 Berlin, be was foted By the
imperial chancellor. Count Won Buelow
ard vas slIowered With Invitations. which
Wero declined. Since his return 10 Lon
con he has been passing the time quietly
buying q new London mansion and some
Y 81 10000 worth OF old silver, now on ex-
hieition for hospital fund
When Arthur nalfour became prime min
lister his nrst care seems 70 have been
% propitiate Mr.. Morgan. Who was bid
den 20 meet him az dinner Ia the House
cf Commons. But the phlioaophlc con-
sertatiVe. with the best wishes IN the
world, found little IN common with the
founder % the twentieth century dynasty.
Which - TO have the universe tor ltu 40
minien and which aims a aubordInatinr
races. rulers. uoIIeIes and u.rfion ID ~.