The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-27
An Emperor Who Sleeps in
Day Through Choice
DOES HIS WORK IN NIGHT
Prefers the Quiet Hours and
Is Seldom Seen.

on the fountain in the hotel courtyard
and on the shining marble on the far side
A slight, alert figure, which, though much
smaller. reminded one curiously of Mr..
Forbes Robertson in a sombre and try
ing part, passed quietly and quickly down
the staircase. He bowed gravely to a
little group that saluted him in the hall.
The swing doors opened and closed, and
the figure was soon lost in the misty af-
ternoon light. 1t was jacques L., En-
peror of the Sahara.
Yours is a great privilege" said Col.
Gauraud You are among the very few
men in London who have seen his Males
~. He is not seen, for he works in the
night, not because he loves darkness, but
! because he loves peace. He seldom rises
before three o'clock in the afternoon. He
has lust breakfasted. We will dine after
eleven, and all night his Majesty will be
occupied with his state affairs" Col.
Gauraud--one had almost written Col.
| Geraldine-has been for few weeks Off
ciating as acting encouragement of Eu-
ropean experience and has always done
things on a grand scale. 1t was he who
some thirty years ago introduced Edison
to Europe He brought over the tele-
phone and the gramaphone-nay, more;
ne himself made and uttered the word
gramophone \ little later he toured
through England Germany, and France
with the first Pullman car. and took it as
far as Russia, where american history
recounts) he sent to Mr.. Pullman the fam
Gus telegram that western civilization
joined nanos with the wild west on the
banks OF the Volga. Tor ii was there that
the colonels Pullman car ended its lonely
journey, and as it lay at night the tribes
men of Astrachan camped around it, But
these are only chapters in the strange
manuscript of the life of Col. Guaraud.
whose appointment as acting governor
general to the Emperor of the Sahara
would alone distinguish him remark
able man. Perhaps the most obvious re-
suit of his governor eneralship is the
new ways OF Ito give him his old title)
NJ Lebaudy During his first five weeks
at the Savoy tweed and a bowler hat
were his only wear. He came and went
with little else to distinguish him from
the other guests. The person 1 had seen
today was neatly dressed in-but l may
use the colonels own words:
Hair cut like an Englishman, smart
coat with a fur collar, hat you do not
notice until fix your eyes on it and then
you can't help noticing it-all in the best
cut His Majesty looks like a quiet, fash
ionable man of the boulevards. He has
the haut ton. if you take me. of the
Faubourg St German. Nothing SNOWY.
&c II
say he is bigger than Napoleon; about
the size of General Roberts, with the
look of "a Custer in his youth. He seems
to me much the same kind of man as
Stanley. with whom he had a long talk
the other night
The colonel describes this as historic
conversation. and was much impressed by
the close almost enthusiastic attention
/ Stanley had given to the Emperor. The
acting governor-generalw was indeed him
! self enthusiastic about his master and al
| though he would not grant me an inter-
view on that imperial subject l was able
! to learn a few interesting facts as we
whirled through the hazy London after
noon in his electric broueham. for the
| colonel was on his way to the court
/
! enough to take me with him.
The stories most of them improbable
and nearly all of them false, that had
been circulated about in the Empire of
Sahara would in time he officially rebuilt
ted the colonel explained and when the
real story of Mr. Lebaudy and his en-
pire was told the real greatness of the
man would be seen and appreciated by
the world. Il have Travelled around the
world with Ii Hung Chang" said the
1 colonel with some emotion. and he was
! a great man. But this was not the real
power; he was the servant of the Emper-
or. After all, he was the shadow of
some one else. NJ. Lebaudy casts his own
! shadow. he is the only man Of means
who has ever started to establish an en-
pire. The Sahara was the only part of
| the Dark Continent unclaimed The lead
ing chiefs have now made their submits
sion. They are chiefly engaged in breed
ing camels They travel about in cara
vans-a free Wild life with weapons two
hundred years old. Our army, cur weap-
ons? We are to have none. sir or. rath-
er. put it this way-our army is the army
Of industry. our arms the arms of peace.
II is poetry. sir. poetry; the whole thing
seems like poetry
But. governor asked. how can YOU
travel through these Wild tribes without
suitable arms of onense and defense to
protect YOU from their violence?" We
have our plan. returned the colonel.
and that is. 10 put it shortly-science.
We win chain them. sir, with the phono-
graph and the gramophone-let them sing
their native songs into Il and hear their
own voices coming ont OF these wonderful
machines They will ne charmed into the
/ ways Of peace by the voice of science.
may tell you" he added. that the En-
peror has = great faith in the type
writer He intends TO take number OF
them with him and 10 hive special ones
which can tpyewrite the native tongues.
: In short. he intends to introduce Civiliza-
F ton into the Sahara. which is not a. all
+ the place some people believe. Tor with
! in its boundaries. which are rs big as Eu-
! ropes are. there are al kinds Of land.
+ minerals in plenty-eVeryihing waiting
f for TIRE hand OF progress An idea q nv
Own" he went on. is 20 have an auto
mobile road I5e feet wide right through
/ the country from sea 70 sea No trains
their DAY Is over. NJ. Lehaudy found
+ this country awaiting civilization. lie
+ had the capital and the genius. and the
world viii see what he can do with both.
/ Civilization Why 10 baird cites. make
4 roads. promote trade-eyerHthiug And
although the Emperor approves 90 Mr.
( Chamberlain plan fer England. i Is 20
+ bc free trade N the Sahara. The i'm
perial Tag. royal blue With golden bses.
+ IS in ny broughsm below YOU added
rhe acting governor general .-h,s- I r1rzret