The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-09
HERR DERNBERG
HOAXES NIkAD0.
Sails Under False Pretcnsess
and Has Time Of His
Life. &
ALL BERLIN is AMUSED
Goes to Toxic as Coming I'm
perial Chancellor Of
Empire.
ALL BERLIN is AMU.sE Ed.
ny COUNT Won rnpnBERG.

Especial Gable to The Times-Dspatch.1 ~
Berlin, oct. S.--Unbounded ainuse-
mcnt has been created here by the
astute way in which the Mikado WAS
deceived by His Exceliency Herr Dern-
berg the ex-1mpcrial Secretary OF
state for the Colonies When Dernberg
vacated his Office this summer and de-
cided TO visit the Far East, by means
of Indirect inspirations II was care
fully and cunningly conveyed TO the
japanese embassy In Berlin that Dern-
berg had excellent prospects or be-
coming the next imperial Chancellor
after the fall of the present Chan
whose term of office was expected 10
be briet.
Some OF Dernberg's chosen friends
whispered this important Information
into the ear of the Japancse ambas-
sador by way of giving that diplomat
an early and friendly hint OF the trend
of events In the Kaiscr's capital fhs
Japanese Ambassador conveyed the in
formation TO Toxic. and note of IL was
taken at the Japanese foreign minis
try. The result was that when Dern-
| berg arrived In Japan he was received
with truly royal honors. The aiikaao
almost kow-towed to him, and all
Japan was at his feet.
Dernberg had the time of his life.
The amusing part OF the hoax is that
Dernberg's prospects OF attaining the
| highest post in the empire no longer
| existed. He was once candidate, md
| perhaps had some chance of being
chosen by the Kaiser, hut at the time
of his resignation he offended the En-
peror by saying indiscreet things In
a newspaper Interview. 1t Is well
known in court circles that his final
audience with the Emperor after hfs
resignation was limited to twenty-two
seconds. during which the Emperor
said: II am pleased to have seen
you again: good-b
Dernberg had no chance to say any
thing at all.
The Kaiser seems to bring bad luck
to his fayoritcs and proteges. King
Manuel's fate is another addition to
the already long list For some time
not much love was lost between Lisbon
and Berlin. the reason for the Rniser'A
dlspleasures being portugal's very In
Innate relations with England Lat
terly. however, the Kaiser gradualls
changed this state of affairs, and he
was busy paving the way for
rapproachment between Germany and
Portugal with the intention OF playing
off Portugal against Spain as an ally
of France and England in the Morocco
contest for supremacy In Northwest
Africa.
King Manuel was invited to the Ger
man court and was TO have arrived
here about three weeks ago. The re-
port that he was to marry the KaiserA
daughter. Victoria Louise. was not be-
lieved In Berlin. but 1T was well un-
derstood that the Kaiser had taken
the young monarch under his wing.
Now he is fugitive from his own
country.
The instances of Ill luck to those
whom the Kaiser has favored are nu-
| merous Quite impulsively during the
| Japanese War he decorated Kuropa.-
Kin and Stoessel with the highest
| Prussian Order of the Black Eagle
KuropatiStn almost Immediately after
fell into disgrace. and Stoessels sad
downfall quickly ensued
The Kalser's declaration that Yep
pelin is the greatest man of tho
| twentieth century was followed by dis
| asters to all the Zeppelin airships.
| The disgrace of the Kaiser's personal
friend Count zu Euienburg, is still
fresh In our memories.
The Parseval airship had made many
successful voyages when the Kaiser
summoned Major Parseval to bring tho
vessel to Potsdam. On this voyage tho
/ airship fell and was wrecked