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XVITHOIT VriOM.
Horwr Petrel of Polltles-ln Ills
(idler %t*v© the Roof® of ( litrago
k , tR (hr r.f-Ciffnor of Illinois
aH( | Twiddle** III* Thuinlia, and
j imii.Hr Mukri >o Political Tit.
i i*— “They Know Where to Kind
*n** ,4lluel(l—llrllglil* In *
i nl Kin hi lll* llutred of Minor
llnrrtao* and Ks-rreatdenf ( leve
land.
, right 1W by A. 11. JohniDn.)
■*, Nov. 2—The outcome of thl*
I , *r • ,il ramqaign mlll determine and
\ t! • exiitmr# a© a uolltl. *1 force
, j of, the most bisirro i.d foro' ftj!
~1, ;®na of the decade. Other party
will survive the Issue of the pres
•i! jttlo and girl themselvea for an
• h but John Peter Altgeld, the mo
j c p -sque hgtire In An©rl m pod'Da
• lV j as ire eiis high up in hU Chicago
•fT. middling hi© thumb* aid look: tg
out \**r the ntofs of the humming cl v
eeee a future of ©harp an ! dedicate *Jl
visi<M* I? President McKinlev l* if
si*. d|i alt geld, weary of strife, ©h.’n
of ambitions, will retire to private
lif perhaps the Ilf* of the thinker nd
o fl ,. Should Mr Bryan win. the out
jo< . t*efore the ex-Governor of Illloni© I*
Vlvtd and “tiering. It in an open secret
that Mr Atlgel would Ilk** well a *.bl
cet p*oi!ioii. or no a|si>.nttrent as Jus
tier # the l S. Supr©n>© Court. Hu?
wb< r tin pageantry of \lctory or t .©
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Si <■ £r '*• *-• ••• -V-•'
fli-Kgio ami the Chestnut*. •
dust of 1< fi-.it shill bo hi- i" i U' li l the
end of the light John Peter A t eM, ex
(Jovemor of UUonln, will Ik* remembered
long wfier the i; -ue of i • pi< ut r.t-r.-
hive passed into history * "i oof
the mninte- and mo*t rein.i’k lle m n
( ht- time Kv* rv *? it * ir th* ur. n Is
furnished it* picturesque haruoter* t
• busting- American |> llt.< * perh p*
more than the public life of any o n
try has entice 1 varied ■*l tinuasual
jk*h of men to the leadership of par >
am*. Altgcld of Illinois. pile, slourhy o'
;t and ungainly of figure. wtil hold hi*
n for p: ur -i i Inter* : t with Han
ph of Roanoke, r.idaver us, shrill \oi e.
• striding the floor of the Sona’o in high
• P boots, huff riding brushes and tin**
•* broadcloth coat. H will ou’live in
? • morv the most picturesque among hi* 4
temporaries. the meteoric Inxalls, on 1
vehement Tillman.
Mtgeld is the gadflly of hi- party. A
ane figur**. h** darts acro-s the page
party history, the t* rrt>r >f the men
• tom he lashes and the Idol of his fni
ver*. It la probable that the . -am pa gn
i w mi will w in- the last active t.arfy
rk •/ Alig* i 11 h* ilth is shattered
• i the bitter if petty fetal between him-
If at 1 > oung May r Hart l-**n of < ’hleagu
hurt his pride and weakened his am
on Kvery d* ale in politics has its
wi leaders ad • nlv a man hr* and t her
an individuality which carries him
the new Inter* -t and n*v filings
<>t mother term, Rarer ‘till is It that a
l tlclan retain* hi* Influence after he
l h*-t hold upon the local organisation
i par v This has hap|ien*d I > a I irg
* -' *in the a*e of John I*. Altgeld. lit*
1 “horn of his friendship In the state.
bout a vestlea ,fa mn<-hlne to back
* m and yet lie n|. Ids a powerful Inside
ip nee In the national council* of hi*
4
It Just be< an-e he * Altgeld- the onlv
•Id ‘ *av the I s*er politicians, and
i- perhaps a* Just Humming up as
’ he made of It.
i ■•• Handulph of liomoke. Altgcld
r ' make* visits of ceremony ll* sits
. his feet ,*n a • hair In hi- rless
> f*i i I office In the I'nlty Rulldlng
*• l walls for people to come to him. The
mat his been pressed by the fee of
* v every man of great reputation in
party, from William Jennii g* H. >*.
1 airman Jones.
~r Ur.tnu "Knftv Wlirrr t
•rif after the dieartrous rampaicn
1 p*inx when Altjp !*l bolN the norm
of Carter H Harrison for may •-
u defeated en ati lwl^penl* , ntl , ’ket
I v -in (mid n vlnit to ChlAir*> Then*
n" h population ap to which of ih*
' l ad* r* would reach Mr Bryin
7 'to <>Kp)iiin hi* aide of flu* strife
Hr.vin knows where to find ine."
’ l only Altircld. as ho twiddled hi**
and Poked out stoically on the
f the city below hi* lofty porch
Al i Mr Brynn paid a JO-mlnutes* vial*
* Mayor’eolflre and a L*** minutes vl**
ds don. all In tho prime hour and
r 1 dv * iuld !<*'| which chlof he loved th*
A* tho sifne tlnv- th- ex-*loverno
t r mendou* -tnirirle with tho N
h'morratlp Committee which n<
‘iro In extra session. ll** had n>
and no votes, but he forctnl i
Botnr one carried to him
.nt f opinion** wh ch a number of
ommitfee had freely expr* I n !
' i h Altgeld wii strongly opposed
of nr* he asked with hi.** **<>*
-vie am Ila. *! will tell you sonv*
■ ( you will promlae never to let i
* out ••
:*’om a# wm duly given and Alta*!
” 1 soberly: "Ifa Juat thlai I have never
seen a national committeeman wlr
than a mile hlah.*'
'iMi quarrel with Mayor Tfarrf* n
[* *ry much like the fammia pehbawU
-11 ‘“••in question *of whl h It mi eat ‘
but three men had ever umW*i®*d
It—one was das-1 another had gone mad
and the third had forgotten it
Hu! the ewiirnt featorea of this feud are
necessary to an understanding of A tgeld *
present positlon Mr AJtg4d wa© A cst
didst** for re-election a* Governor of Ul
imd* four >©ar© ago and was defeated .
In ihe following spring he atij held
enough Democratic vote# to die ■ to tha
paty in CMcafo. Th** choice of can‘l
date lav between A S Trade aid od
panv war horse and a liwy r with *
reputation likely to prove helpful in arm*
quarter* and prejudicial In others, and
young ’arer M Harrison, th- *on of the
World * Fair Mayor who had ro prestige
whatever Alts* Id threw the weight f
hi© ini! j* n . to Harrison remln itr*! him
ac 1 He ted him. Then the str f*- began.
Harrison *vwed n disposition to hui and
up h m • line of hi* oat., app i tne to
office Democrats not on'y ho.- i’e to Mr.
AMaeld bu: all. ss.-ept In one Instance
* th** A’.rgeld men claim betters from
the pltiforrn of *9*. He that a* it may
th* quarrel threat* n©d to result Mrlaudy
to Iliinoi.- Democracy Latterly It h*i*
degenerated Into . K Ikenny a affair
Ali***ld coi *<l hi* phrase of "rat halt"
i*oljll * t<* express his ordnion of Atnyor
H rrbrti. •* while the Mayor
retorrixt Vy • dling the ea-governor a
srarllng old fx whoso teeth should is
pulled Mayor Harrison c.mtrol* the local
party r hlnerv and Allgeld, ren*fkgbe
.(.••• It may seem, wields very much of his
> i power in the direction of the national
campaign It le on- cf the very fee*
ix-rhaf** the only instance of th© sort in
this country.
\ riuhirr. a Sentimentalist, a
Kn Is lit r.rrnnt.
AUgeld is a true stormy petrsl Ho oavtr
j*u:s Into port to e*< Mp* a tstupeot. H*-
delights in a s*ti that rages and asks for
n■■•hli.tr belter than lla k storm on a
spshle of large things and
ho ran stoop on occasions to very ©mall
thlti- ,v H oratory l* oometimr© :*n©nt
in • n r us devotlati to s>arty |irlncipl’e
i*r ig.iln einploytd *s o *at-o'-nlne tail©
to y*a i a i :tv enemy. Ill© friend© ©ay
ihc ho I© a good hater and hia enccitlaa
all him vind.ctive
At t-ne time or mother h© ha© ooposed
1 .im©* If to nearly all of hi© party friend©
iid h*t H)llr| im©* If with hi© iarty
fiam * > Nobody ever denounced "mug
yumpery" more vigorously or practiced
it m -re throughly. I!* has one tremendous
f rce bark f him political f**arle©s
m . at th* r I hi© k *ri Intellect and a
third i.** hi© rntlnvnt.
Alt geld th* wily. Alt gold the |<olltDal
power, ih© hard tighter, 1© pre-eminently
• man ff sentiment It 1© hi© fixed Idea
th i. his mission is to be the knight errant
of the downtrodden, ch.firman flanni,
hi© shrewd political adv* rsarx would say
-f Altgekt probably a h© ©aid *f Mr
Bry i- *’l believe that n© in a drmagague,
lut h*> 1© honest. ’* Altgeld's ©et.timent Is
;ilwa> © corning to the surfaro In various
ways ntlment perhfs*©. very much more
ihan any ©>mi*athy with th* doctrine© of
Anar* hy, led him to pardon the condemn
1 Chi ago anarchist© Perhap® the only
time that the |* ; sistent fire of the r©w-
Not (lie atrntriilst He i* fomnionly
Cnnalilered.
paper* ever drew a reply from him was
during hie term ae Governor when It was
rlalnuated that Mr*. Aligeld hod fumtlh
ri the a-ciitlv.- mansion tot. elegantly
and artistically at atute expense. As It
happened the expensive Importation- were
from Altgeld'a privet.- houae tn Ghlcaao.
aid he waa then a wealthy man Altgeld'-
Indignant roar wae heard from the I,ake
to "Egypt." lie le devoted to hla wife, an
Invalid. They have no ehlldren,
John r Altgeld la commonly believed
to lx one of the shrewdest wire pul era
In active politics This la .1 mistaken no
tlon ll< ta not .1 -trate,riet hv nature,
lie lea dreamer driven bv the exlgenele
of the time Into tho thick of p-lltl al
affairs Mis lletliem la of that etrnne
Teutonic type that becomes t pari of tho
warp end w.rd of chiracter It eoncea •
Itself In hie old slouch hat and hla un
c.drily figure and It la often'belie,! on the
surfaee by hla blunt and homely spo-ch
It t[* irs In countless details of n‘o
public career ie for example hla lab>r
lotie and Intensely human study of our
penal system written while h- wae yot
a atruagllng young lawyer har.l put to t
10 pa> h! oflt e rent of strategy In th"
s.-nse of political finesse he ha almost
none. Instead of It there I* a singular
simplicity, almost ehildl keness In h a
hart er It Is 'ralt |rhtp es.entlal
to n certain largeness of view For ex
ample In the National L>**nv<uat!c conven
tion at Kansas < Ity he met all sug*e
11,ma tha. the silver plank he left out
of ih) pta 1 form with the bland tenia-k.
■AVnv gentlemen, we want to put ih
things that we believe In the platform "
ft , 11 r as Altgeld was concern.d. that
.)S all Of it. "The things we believe.
4. mlemen.” seemed to him the pro| er
.tn.-menis for u platform. Nobody ever
him of being < trimmer lie never
ms sails to cat -h a paulng bre.-xs
■ Show no a man who has made a
worse nor of hit. podtl al core r than
Altgeld has. If you can." once -si t "Bob
v• liurke. a local lemocratlc b:ss.
In a way. the observation Is strikingly
lust. For * brief space the ex-G>vernor
.•Id the latnto iatic vote of his stale In
, - hand He lost it; yet he has retained
mo-t hla old influence In party affairs,
pne of?,' e-holdlng period of AI ge'd's ca
, r extended over only abuu' six year*,
h* had set out with that Indention he
ild s -arcsly have laid himself open to
, re attack* from a.! quarters He flouted
-tabllshed usage* arid displayed a eon
, r -,pt for tradl lons Some of the friend*
t at ne aptsdnetd 10 offlea betrayed him
1 hla term was thick set with news
paper scandal*. Through It all Al'geld
THE MOKNING NEWS: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1900.
r!*onll!P ram* unimlrrM. Nobody os.r
•ccuacd him o( brine dt#hon*i Hr w-m
tu the executive choir a very rich man
r.nd he left It a very p or man
Altgeld hue no Intimate frlrnd.hlp* Hr
| the sort of a man who look* the wond
(nolle fare amt .i.eumea that ev. ryihlg
worth knowing about It or hlmaclf l* ™'
the aurfare Une of hi* rloerst polUlca;
la I'avnl l*rnnett Hill o! New Voik
Pereonally Allgeld like. Mr HIU perhai"
Iwcauae there la conaKlerablo ln*ll'iual
a-, mpathy between the two Alih .'i*h in
Ihe aume party they have been continual! v
• t lottgerheada, but AltltrUl nan forgive
the cx Senator a *re,, deal > n account of
HlU'a qujrrela alih ex-I’reaUent Clcve
land Aligrld .Uepla.w Mr Cleveland |' ■
tup* more than he derptere Mayor Harrt
aon. profiorttoning hie frcllnaa to the Im
Parian of the rubje-t Ordinarily Mr.
Clevrlaral la the aort of a man that Alt
grid rather admlrra Hut during the Cull
man atrlke riot a in Chicago ton error Alt
(raid failed to call out troop* and I'real
dent Cleveland himaelf ordered them to
the e-ene rf the trouble ThH more than
anything el*e led to the breach between
them and Induced Altgcld to oiH ec Cb-vo
land from that time on and lo hand!* >he
convention •* I write the platform ae he
did In M
In that convention eotne of the h-ant
em I>em*-rata Senator tlorean .m ng
them. I think, eapreeae.l aurprlre at hn.l
tng Aligeld the man he *• Their re
mark* were 100 gor'd to keep and In dua
time reached AltgeM hlmarlf.
Ileallv.” aald Aligeld with ha
cssflc grin, couldn’t cxi*c t *o in<i
n d--<1 fool Governor of the stale of
Illinois **
Altgrld. the Mss. and His Chssgrfsl
Csrrf r.
At first glsnce Altgrld’s Irak* |•rhsps
belle his character, for the aversgd
merely blocka out a flgur# lie I* ple
and atoopr-d. atvnewhat aloven aiul a*k
ward, with coat hunched up In the beck.
Hi* clothe* ire well worn, hi* iroi**r<
a I way* tepp at the kneea. hi* ehre* Mt
ar.d uripollahed and he wear* a *o-t fe t
hat Ilia fare and head are uncommon.
Him eve* are an Impenetrable hue u<ual
ly dull, and look out from under .‘roopm.-
eyelid. Hla beard I* unkrmpl ■<><* hla
hair grow# a* obaervlng freople aav the
hair of an Anarr.hlai grow. In que r
atrtnga from the hark of the crown to th
forehead Ilia no** la pointer! and turn
up. and there I* little aidmalto.l In rla
fare or In hla figure,
Takr him all In all hi* I* a atrange rnd
manv-lded chararler Pharlea T Terke*
the lreet car magnate. I* rjuo'ed a- -ay
tug liter the iw.r men In print for w '>m
he he* the moet admiralton are ea-Oo cr
nor Aligeld and Rlrhaid Corker Th
roupdrg of the name* of the two in'n
who have *o little In common Idle Hr *
Che rurlou* rajige of Altgeld e influr'ii •••
Allgrid la an omnlvorou* r.w'er md
devour, literature of all aoMa from poetr.'
to political economy In th** thick of -if
of hie |>olltlcal battle* tt friend found tdm
quietly at home one evening read
ing a very light and very modern r.v I
with apparent Interest No man ha* rol l
ed bitterer phre In hi.* political *re*--
e* lie ha* all the force <d IMlchfr It
Tlllmen with rone<lerably more edge ’o
hi* weapon In hi* b->.k* of ml.rcllanco *
c#.ay* on* I* struck with the nheenc if
har*hne* end the sanity, almo.t mlbb eat.
of hie propaganda
John He'cr Altgekl 1* SS veer* old. He
ha* lre*n a Ju.lae of the Suf-rlor fourl
of Illlonla He ha* be. n Governor. Ir I*
probe I c that he will never he anyth!, g
elec politically Nothing but Atg-'l.
author of th' t-hlrngo pin form hkl th.-
moel picturesque ami stormy rhar.tc*e* n
hi* time He tga* b-.rn In Oermany md
wa* brought lo thl* country by hie par
enm ai three months old. They .eitje l on
a little farm In Ohio and the family w e
very poor At 1 Alt geld enll.fd n he
t nlon Armv anrl fought In ih- Jame
River campaign ll* worked hi* *'
thnvigh a"*demy and ta g t rotn rr
hoot for a whl’e Once In K(tna* I e
tramped Kirefo.it across the state nml . I
r, .- * for hi* meal* Hl* hrs- ' '* r
practicing law at Savannah, Mo, w a
| **tsrvAtion i'.mes.
snrvfftiiuii *
In 11*79 he was located In Chicago a.d
h.l n tplial of *.-> Bomelhlng Ilk.- t 11
> ,., l Ilr , th t Ms fortune was estimated
■l * million Mltft* I® bu#llw i
politics. Aim-Id ha* corn-Her >l.- of >" ,
gamblm. Instinct. When he thought lo
h.ido "hunch" on g"<*l hlnr be
li aml staked everythin* o.t It. Bv
series of hat *T>--iHallofH In roil .*t.l
„nd l>y nele*-i of btiolneo* affair- h.- has
Inet Ih<- hulk. If not all of his |>r perty.
His pnr.lon of the Cht aao A.,arohl*ts
suu-.tla out as the most notable an In his
term as Governor It ll<l more than any
thliiß • lev to ruin his polltlfal o.roor. M
was dubbed John I'ardon Ahgeld. His
enemies called him an A. at. hi t l-U! In
his message granting the pat don he a-atert
In efffs-t that he tlid so h.s ause ne t. lie ..I
thot ihe a. u?e.l ha< been -onvlneied up n
inaufllerent evidence adding thit. >
a.ill Of America l* n<H adapted to the
growth of Anarchy. .
There are two Altgeld*. One Is the Alt
cel.l that his frlemte know, large mlndt-1.
generous, willy and sensitive ai a woman
herwath his phlegmatic armor The other
Is the Altgel.l of party tuncor. the onto:
with the terrible sling In his sarcastic
tongue, the man who Is merciless In his
* Apropes of the two slded-Altg M Is tills
story of a sitting he one.- gave to a por
trait painter The arllst Is well known
•i Chicago hut th- name ncc<l not 0# men
tioned here APgekl was persuaded to si
j Bt th some difficulty, hut ihe |lnter found
th- sg-governor an Interesting studv II
made two sketrhes and submitted them
for approval. Into one th- arum put the
Altgeld of happier mo sis. th •'IW' I
that the ragged mon loves, th- klndl
philosopher and dreamet Imo the of be i
somehow there rrent either a second Alt
geld that the artist saw. or that he h .and
heard al-out-the "anarchist." the "revo.
lutlonlat." the man that coins hissing me
'.aphors
Which ehall I finish?" aked the |*alnt.
er. submitting his sketches
Altgeld started a* he Poked at the
strange, uncanny twin llket e.e
-Finish that.'’ he said abruptly, p int
mg to the benign Image, then h- tor
the Other In two and thr-w th- pieces |nt i
the waetc basket. A 11. Johnston.
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WILHELMINA’S ROMANCE.
SUK ’t Htl:ll Aliy It E IV THE
t nun i: nr a Ht*Dvu.
lto.nl nottmace Ueaatt at Potadam
I). spite the Opposition of the
KaUer—l.lke l.o*er* la a Voxel.
The I.tike Wa* the Hero of a Car
riage accident ...I the talrl let
.rrl.fi Hountl I |t tt oundrtl Hnnd.
Krotn Ih* New fork World
Throughout Ihdland publu- rejoicing con
i.nuta over the betrothal of Queen Wll
i helmlna Kecauxe the young eoverelgn I*
.iilr t, live In look* and la not anobhoth in
her dignity ahe la Ido.ticil alike by Iho
oiliest parliamcnlarlan In her capital and
ihe humldeal villager In her kingdom
Kver am.-* Ihe Ural official announce
mcni tit made on Tuexday flight and
upon Imkr llelnilch of M>. klenburg e ar
rival at th* Hague. Amaierdam. Holler
dam and all the oiher rule*, though un
prepared, were eponlaneouaiy and glorious
* ly Illuminated aa If by maic by the Patch
people The enthualaam haa been mm
ifeeling itself by flag flying, firework# and
general merrymaking.
In many of the village* the whole popul
atton has gathered dally in sing hymns
and offer prater publicly for Ihe hap
piness of the royal young coup> It la a
' remarkable fact that few of Ihe Inhabit
ants of the Netherlanda. even among Ihe
I enlightened classes, aeem to know any
thing about Wllhelmina a lovechoaen
fiance
The inmioncement of the betrothal wa*
so ur.exp. -ted that only a f* w ph dogiaph*
of the tlance cou.d lie foui .1 There have
been multiplying fael bul men now
many liuichmen do not know how Wil
heimtnn * future oonaott look.
Kill they know at! about Ihelr belovet!
girl Qmv.ii hat ing .uc-* ..fully r*-x!.!ed all
outside pre*-ure tui.l even tnllm dallon.
hat .ng f... cl the combined eff.-rta of all
the Kuro|>eait couria, hav.ng snapfied her
Angers at all llmoroua a Ivk-.i and diplo
mat!-- precedent#, now niirrle* In happ.-
ni'.i, nai'lng kept her soul not to te-rnill
ail)- Iradli.g of her womanh.iod Ite.-au.e
the Queen woual neier give her hand
without her heart
The details of Ihe royal rourllng are
gradually b.*cotnlng know-n link. Henri,
who ian officer of the Pru wan Guard!.,
stationed at Potsdam wa* first presented
to W.ihelming w ien ene vis.led Ihe lift
man Kaiser (hare IgtM year Th* l"ik
had Itule opportunity of .leaking to the
young Queen that ila>. King a ,-.m|iar
atlvely small |> rson.ige In the bril.ani a
semt. ige. but the neat morning a slight
accident linppen.d lo Ihe Queen e car
rlnge.
1 iukc Henri, betrg close hy. liel|a-d Wll
helnimla and her mother out. hiking Horn
back to the Castle afoot Hoth were
deeply impressed by the ehort conversa
tion on Ihe way.
The some afternoon the young Puke
deeply scratched h:i hand against an Iron
railing, ihe blood flowing freely, lmmc
diately Wllhelmina. wno was standing
few |tces away talking to the Kaiser
left the German rult-l ai..l, tmpulrively
niahlug up io Henri, wr n>pe,l a I o e hand
kerchief i.K'Ut hi* blc.-llng hand
A* she dnl thi* her look of anxiety, the
I ink. h own sudden paleness m.d the dh
pleasure of the Kill*, r were notleeabl# to
everylobly. After that Kmperor William,
vhc-e most cherished ambition was to
pla .. hla se .. and ton upon the Ihrone of
Hollorid. so arranged h that Ihe p ike had
lit 11 *• eh i nee to display hla manly, hrll
iHintly unlforme.) jiersoni to the young
Queen. Hut It I* said they had r. id each
other* thoughts, and the brave lleulen
ant managed to approach her privately
In the park at Ilerlln *,>me day# afterward
and boldly and tremblingly avowed his
love.
l-’rom her mother, to whom Ihe Queen
described Ihe se<-tu>. It was learned Iha-
Wllhelmina simply answered, smiling ro
guleh’y:
"Hut Ihe Kaiser w ml* me to aeeep'
prlnn Krederlck of Prussia - # love What
af him" He love* no also."
Imk. Hi nrf i o loyal to plead t.i* eeuse
aga n*t hi* Prince, looked hia profound
.lesi.ilr, hm ellenllv bowed to withdrew
Whereupon lh> young Queen gave him
her hand, waling
"1 desire to know th.e better "
TANARUS!,. end'd the conversation Hut ahort-
Iv afterward the Queen and th. Queen
anther paid a V.rlt a - Bchwnrrhurg Hu
do’fsiadi to the mother of fluke Henri
There the young lovers found ample liber
ty to get a.-quntntrd
Since that lime there ha* been a eon
stunt exchange of letter* the ft ike only
coming to Holland twice kirognlto rp>n
the - on I visit, four month* ago their
noth was solemnly p:.-IK- In the Qua.
motuer's presence, wnhelmtna'* unsue
pectlng mlnlaters were only not I fled then
onl It wa* agreed that the lu>lroth ■
should he kept the profound, el .eeret
iinail diplomacy smoothed the way for
the announcement, which * i bounil to
resie consiemallnn In many quarters and
especially send Ihe Kaiser Into a violent
ra'
When the German Fmperor learned >f
ihe .x.gagemer.t. w hich was r< peccnied
(o him ns n mere project suhml ic.l fo
hi* ippr-'V il eh. Kaiser dc -( .itched i ape
rial envoy lo llollui.d with a long aulc.
graph letter, colling the attention of ih-
Queen to Ite impre-a.on that would *e
creuif*l when II wa* known mat she hn I
reje.-,e,| Ihe son of mi Kmperor f..r an In
l! fl nit Tnik" He ... appraled lo
111.- Queen's prple **ylng n M'- kienburg
S- .iwerlner. no miller how eligible
s.nally. was not sufllelenlly eaalied In
rank lo perpelunte the glorious -rrnnge
Nassau line
Kveryiffing was useless, for Wllhelmina
prm-r'l steaidfast.
A pr*4y p- # nr. ywt on# full of rranArur.
vas rn< *#! wli#n th# royal pw##th#artr
#xchan#A th lr flrnt klaa nla
In th*- of th# whol# briliiantß*
drpitpp.l 1 ourt. uniform**! *llflom.la. mi -
fury iturtr*l of honor In th# Caafl# Il#f
Ijm* at Appwl*lwfi, wh#r# fh# Qu##n an-1
Qu##n'a mth#r irrlv#d that mornln* an !
th# Duk# €h** nm# #v#nlnif ll#r.M#
1 • umiM • meaff Mi tfffnl in (In
•ourt of honor outatf#.
Thn th# Duk** mount#ff th# wtalr# nr<l
wn* conduft#*! lmm#*flat#ly to th# lane#
hall wh#r# th# rourt ainl minit#ra await
**i him, ranff#*l In *‘ml*#lr'l#, with th#
Qu##n Arvl Qurr-n ma.‘#r ►tnndlnx in
front of th#lr thron#p.
Duk# ’ll#nri rim# #oß#rly forwar.l
knelt on on# kn## b#for# th# Qu##n'i I
mother arl kßp**l h#r han*l Thfi h#
top#, farina hi# pr#tty royal flanr##. #ho |
im\# him h#r hanl with n w##t #mll# and
a look of lov# In h#r #y#a Th# Duk# ;
•!r#w that hand r#ntly towarA him pla##A
hi# other (•# k <f th# cirl'n hPi4 hI Im
pr#®f') th# first kl-t* aiifhorta*®! hr
qu#fte upon th# rirgln llpa of HolUnrt'a
Qu##n.
Wi;h#lmlna olor#A h#r #y#a unl#r thl#
cor##** anl. vud4ff)ly forx#ttlnß all a how
n#r qu##n)y h#artnß. I#t h#r h#al Aroi> (
nnln#* h#r nw##theart's liono/n hkllnu
h#r Mush# ajc iinPt nin uniform and look-
Itiß mi#h a# anv oth#r pr#tty hrkl#
Prlnc# ]|#nrl 4*OrJ#aita. on# of th# many •
•Him* rA#A pultorp. t#>*rnphd hi# rongrat
uatkH'.p. whlrh. ho4isrh th# rontanla r#
unknown, maA# Wilheimlna laugh heart*
ily
l*r#flA#nt LeOubet wa# among th# first
to a#n*l hi# go*il wlnhea. ll.a long t#l#* !
tram via* totirhlngly patrrnal etuflnir
“Yet It 1r almost with r#gr#t I r#celv#
the ##w Th#r# #a# om#ehlng so sweet
ly po#tl al about flri Queen. It Is -a
though 0 daughter had left us to g#t
msrrf#d But you will ever remain the
fair beloved wnrd of all the civilised na
tions ”
When the Queen Regent of Holland In
formed Nr rt* ir M #r that royal person
ages w#r# obliged ao marry for other than
sentimental reasons, the girl Queen re
plied simply an! decidedly:
"Mm* Mamma, when It comae my time
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J. L. MORRISON,
23 Broughton, West.
you will that I am a differ* nt kind
of royal |*er*onng* I? require* two f**t
*om to marry ae weli a* to mak<* a quar
rel. When 1 marry I ehall marry for
lave I will jM*leet my ho*hand without
?h* aid of th* ('ouall f imnt*t> r* or ny
elae.*'
Thl* wa* thr chat
Queen WUhe.mln.i of Ho,Lind seyeral
>-ura *o. when the euhjwt .f mitrlmouy
w.i* hroarhwl to her Bo<* hrn just *aie**.|
n *eua.itkn by announcing her betrothal
• • Puke Henry of Me< kl nhur*-R t w*rln
and hae incidentally taught her minister*
it |e*Ofl they will rerj)*mb*r for wme
Ime They now realix*- th.it she |* Queen
uni no Affair* of • ou..|
:ake rare of themerlv#**, but when an af
fair of ihe heart w ui at stake, th** Queen
dimply announced her d* titnn and the
nan**) had to m;tk* the |>#**r of It.
Quren Wilheimlna l* juat 21 yearn old
and ha* flirted with rverv royal e|ig|h|#
of Kurope. but none awakenwl In* love
which ne km w would come *nm- day
ft* < au*e of her playing fiat and loo*e with
th** hearts of the royal ptln •* *‘u* gain***!
he name of the moat arrant flirt In .ill
Ithe kingdoms. Prlncea of the Mood were
warned bv all to heviafe of Wilheimlna.
the 'langeroiia coquette.
The girl Queen ha* vindicated herself,
fthe artl in direct opposition to the ad
vice of her minister* Hlc had fallen In
■ove with a han Porne young min mml
w.i s going to marry him ffhe did in>f
• •ire how the union ff.*c|**d etater raft or
the policy of her ministry, she was In love
end was going io le married and would
not wait The*e grave statesmen pleaded
with tier to peat pone the mnoiin-ement of
her engagement for rea**':* of state They
irgued that she was very youtur and
might want to change her mlnl. but no
argument was sufficient to stay her
"Hearts Ignore crown* " says the g*rl
Quern Refusing to listen to further argu
ment from fer ministers the Queen toss* I
her pretty head and flounced out of the
apartment. She first felt love's dart at
the court ball In f*ot ad am Kmf*emr Wil
liam was there, and was unx otis that th
young Quean should M - ome enamored of
some of the princes of the Herman state®
Hhe dined and flirted si h ITlrv ** Jot*
chlm Albert of I'russla, and everyone
thought h* was to Im the lucky suitor,
fluke Henry of Mecg).>nlMirg was there,
but the dainty little Queen gave him no
particular attention. Ihe Puke wal'ed
upon her. but apparently male no lm
pr.s-lon Wllhe.mlna was then too busy
carrying on other flirtations to give him
serious thought.
That she has a will of her own Wllhel
mina has demonstrated since her earliest
childhood While driving with her gov
erness. Miss Winter, an (Englishwoman,
the young Quaen refused to a krw/wledte
the hows of her people. Tha govamaa* de- 1
ter mined to punish her tor tMa and gave
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ii .-* ik *:i g||gd>g He, 75', sl.o>
her a tusk to inake a coloretl map of Ku
rop* a Th* young qii****ii appealed to her
mother. Qiifui Kmma. t< keep her frinn
umkii.g the map The Queen mother swV and
with flic guyeruesg and tha child tied •
l*rrf>rm flic task
In or*ler to get even with the governess
She mad., the map. but drew It nil out of
prof* mon Hhe made Holland one of the
largest • unirle of Kurope and drew tit
Hntisfi I **a s<* that a mlcroscooa w-a*
nK. wiry to find them Then with n dab
t .f grav paint she obliterated them When
Ml- Winter asked wnere those Blands
w*-re mtw replied
' There.'* | Intlng with her finger.
"Hut 1 cannot g* them*'* said Mtsa
Winter.
Oh, r >. th* 1 are hidden t>' the Brit
ish fog." tepll* •) ill* Queen
While playing with her dolls one dav.
them w.® one waxen irnag* that re
fused to ►it up.
"If vou don't behave. I'll ni-ike a prin
ce*- out t)f you. and then you'll have to
live at i.e reproving y Wdhlmlr.a.
Hus of laa most *irlkln* chara. terlstl a
of th* yotjr.g Qu< *n. and the one which
ha* ideate I her to her people, I* (ur
great love and for her mother.
Whl.e . girl of 14 Wilheimlna knocked on
the of hr mother's apartments.
"Who .s Itr* queried Qu en Kmnn.
"The Queen of Holland,** rqliel tha
child.
Queen Kmma did not like th** assump
tion of such dignity In her child and de
clined to op*‘i the door Wilheimlna be
very angry arid left. In about hilf
an h*mr she return*d and attain knocked
on the door.
"Who is It?*' a*ke| the Queen mother
•'lt'?* your little girl, Mina,** answered
the child.
Th* q isen mother ot*ened the doar arvl
• hen reproved the chl.d for assuming such
dignity.
"I am not always ready to receive the
Queen of Holland." she sikl. “hut I am
alwn> > glad to see little Mina.**
Whir driving In the park during eer y
childhood Wl.helmlna ordered the carriage
M.ppd in order that she might see a
snowball battle being waged by her sub
jects. Hh* became so interested In ih*®
contest that she e'.lppe I out of the ar
rltgc and began pelting the children of
the winning skle.
They promptly accepte.| the challenge
and retume*! snowballs with Interrst. T.m
yffwng Queen stood her graunl and when
her footman attempted to prevent her
being struck ah# ordered him back o the
carriage.
••If 1 throw at them they have a right
to throw at me.* was the philosophy of
the litt.O monarch.
Simplicity In everything hse marked
■ the career of Wilheimlna While she hat
1 the coat Heat of coatume* they are usually
of whits or light-gray tints and mads very
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plain Quean Kmma bn* insisted that her
daughter nail learn no extravagant ways.
Bhopkeeper* always welcome her for the
reason that ah* W easily pleased and
kiiowh exactly whal ah* wants.
The Queen mother has brought tha
young ruler up to fear nothing and her
courage arvl lndepervb*rve arc her moat
marked characteristics. A few years *•
h young Queen de*|red very much u
ride a bicycle In the royal park.
As this was a question for fhe i'oun
rll of Ministers to decide these gray
t he.mle.| statesmen met in solemn aeastori
waring their rrdv* and insignia of office
•• |l* u*s the matter After a b**salon of
iwo hours they announced It aw tha opin
ion of the council that the young Quest!
‘should not be permitted to rlda a bicy
cle They .k* bled |t not the proper
thing for n young woman to <k>.
Queen Wilheimlna listened attentively
to th verdict and then announced that
she |>ropo*ed to ride her wheel |n the park
whenever *b** wished to Only tha In
tervention of her mother prevented her
from carrying out this determination, min
isters or no ministers.
Hhe in exceedingly quaint in tha assump
tion of her responsibilities All orphans
of her country are especially urvler her
care arvl every year she arranges fetes
arvl concerts for their benefit Thgy ara
allowed to room about tha pula •• an I
|srk at will.
Wilhelmlnn was bom Aug. 31, IMO. and
h* tr lining of her character has keen
her mother * only thought During her
earlier ve.ir* she Wv- exceedingly deli
cate in health, and It wra* feure.l sne had
consumption. By mean* of ou(floor sport
and plenty of exercise *h- recovered her
vigor, and now tM>a*e*e* phvaqu*
which will compare m*t favorably for
robustness with any of her subject#.
(‘mi! she was eighteen the young Quean
arose each day at 7 o’clock and was In
b*l by 10 o'clock at night. Hhe Is likely
to la as stout as Queen Victoria eon to
dav. Hhe |n now a* matronly as a wo
man of thirty. u
Wtth-.ralßa'n (lane*. Duke Henry, to the
half iinfle ef Ih* pr-.enf <ir tn,l Duke f
Meckßeiiburß-Schwertfi. Duke Frwirr' s
FranroU 11.. who tli—l In ISU. wae mar
rle.* three time*. Henry, the <v>mln(
Frlnce-Conaort. *aa the t.ist of him rMl
.trrn h>- the Ihlnl tvlfe, Uran<) Ducheaa
Marl. Hr was born a Schwerin, Aprn
19. I*l*' n-t hla full name la Henry Vladi
mir Albert Kmeet. He ta lieutenant
on the staff of a battalion of Ihe rhae
aeura of the Ruaaian Ouarde anil an offi
cer in the line regiment of Mecklenburg
lie ta (all. bright-looking amt German
in appearance. The Grand Ducal houa .
of Mecklenburg la the only reigning fam
ily of \Veatero Europe of Slavonic origin.
It claims to be (he oldest sovereign house
outalda of Asia, and trace* Its deaoaa*
through twtmy-fivc genaratlODa.
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