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Show EMPEROR WILLIAM Spds Ills Grandfathn's Xocrj oa Improiior His Castles and Estate. THE ANTI-PAR NELLITE3 IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. Doiags of tk Two Faetlont of Ihe Irish ation- alists. THE ROMAN CHURCH AND GOV ERNMENT. Ealataoa Said to Uare Come to See About the Annexation of Ills Kingdom. Oy Telegraph to the N ews. THECERMAV ErjrEBOB. Hla riaanelal Operatloaa Ntrlke UtaHahJeeta tVUU Horror. BEltLlK. Dec. S. Reports ltave betu widely circulated for eome tlmo post that tho Kaiser's personal finances have betm iioiieiessly involved in-volved hy his own reckiers expenditures, expendi-tures, and it has even been reported that bo has to liorrow AOOO.OOO matks from a banker, Ilerr Von Blclchradtr, on his notn of band. These reports are all rubbish. Old Emperor William for many years extended ecancly one-half his ofilcial income aud was able to leave to Emperor Fredr!ck,and indirectly to tho present Emperor, nearly 100,000,000 marks In ready cash. This amount tho young Kaiser lias shewn a disposition to spend in rebuilding re-building and refitting his castles and Improving his estate, and "ho has already succeeded In getting tid of a good deal of this accumulated treasure. Tho Berlincrs and Germans generally, who have never known a monarch, aside from tho Ill-fated Ludwig of Bavaria, to spend money with a lavish hand, were horror stricken by THE A1TABENT ltECKLEsS-NLSS of their joung Emperor, though tbi very laviibness helped to till their own coffers. They even hinted at approaching bankruptcy, but there is not tho slightest cause for alarm. Tho Emperor himself i adet-t at figures and his fi nances arc kept In perfect order by tuu minister of the royal household. The fact is, Hie ICai-er lives up to his dignity. Indeed, liu has expensive ex-pensive tastes, an J dearly loves display. dis-play. In tliis spirit it wa that he ordered a new crown to ha made for him when he ascended the throne, though he said at tho time tint he might never wear It, as it would probably give hint tho head-at head-at he. The Kaiser is by no means the invalid in-valid that some imaginative Journalists Jour-nalists would have us believe. I had an opportunity of verifying this on the occasion of the parade in honor of tbo grand elector tbe other day. Among the guards who took put in the cercmuny. the Emperor Em-peror was alouo in appearing WITHOUT HIS CHEAT COAT, In spite of the bitter cold. His face ai ruddy, lus voice was clear, ftrong and ringing, and his movements move-ments were full ot life and vigor. The Emperor seemed anxious to avoid recognizing the presence of bis mother, Empress Fredericke, who stood on the balcony of ber palace, clothed in black and widow's Weeds. Tho latest estrangement between mother and sou is doubtless doubt-less owing to tho attempts of the former to assume tbo official duty of the n ignlng em press during her approaching ap-proaching coufluemc-nt. Erupen.r William's great speech Thursday on education has found au echo in every carital in Europe, but it would be difileulttogive an idea of tho sensatluu it has caused In Germany. It amounts to a sweeping condemnation of classical education and has created a feeling of consternation iu the ranks of old-fashioned old-fashioned scboolsmeu. Conservative Conserva-tive newspapers ore cuuifoundrd, but admit tttat the last vestiges ot the ancient regime have been thrown overboard, while the organs of thn liberal, prortsslst and frtiiuintgc tattles laud tho Kaiser as the niot ftrseeing of contemporary contem-porary sovereigns. |
