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The &quot;fruit question&quot; and its adjustment. The Spanish- American War; 

 attitude of the German press ; my course under instructions ; importance of 

 delaying the war ; conference in Paris with Ambassador Porter and Minister 

 Woodf ord ; the destruction of the Maine and its effect ; conversation with 

 the Emperor regarding it ; his view of it. My relations with the Spanish 

 ambassador. Visit to Dresden to present the President s congratulations to 

 the Saxon king; curious contretemps; festivities. Change in character of 

 European monarchs since Jefferson s letter to Langdon. The King of Wiir- 

 temberg and Grand Duke of Baden. Notes on sundry pretenders to Euro 

 pean thrones. Course of German Government during our Spanish War ; 

 arrest of Spanish vessel at Hamburg. Good news at the Leipsic Fourth of 

 July celebration. Difficulties arising in Germany as the war progressed. 

 The protection of American citizens abroad ; prostitution of American citi 

 zenship ; examples ; strengthening of the rules against pretended Americans ; 

 baseless praise of Great Britain at the expense of the United States. Duty 

 of the embassy toward American students ; admission of women to the Ger 

 man universities. Efforts of various compatriots to reach the Emperor; 

 psychological curiosities. Changes in Berlin since my former official resi 

 dence ; disappearance of many strong men ; characteristics of sundry survi 

 vors ; Mommsen ; Harnack 157 



CHAPTER XLII. AMERICA, G-ERMANY, AND THE CHINESE 

 WAR 1899-1902 



Ex-President Harrison visits Berlin ; attention shown him by the jEmperor 

 and others; change in him since his Washington days. Difficulty regarding 

 embassy quarters ; moral. Bicentenary of the Royal Academy of Sciences ; 

 pomp and ceremony; picturesque appearance of delegates; conversation 

 with the Emperor on the subject ; his jocose statement of his theory of the 

 monarchy. Coming of age of the heir to the throne ; reception of the Em 

 peror of Austria-Hungary ; gala opera and opinion of the Chinese minister 

 regarding it ; banquet ; speeches of the two Emperors. Characteristics of 

 the Emperor Franz Josef ; conversation with him ; his views of American 

 questions; prospects of his Empire. Visit from the German- American 

 Krlegerverein. Outbreak of the revolution in China; American policy; 

 commendation of it from foreign source ; my duties relating to it. Fourth 

 of July speech at Leipsic in 1900. Visit to America ; torrid heat at Washing 

 ton; new revelation of President McKinley s qualities; his discussion of 

 public affairs. Two-hundredth anniversary of the Prussian kingdom ; cele 

 bration ; my official speech ; religious ceremonies ; gala opera ; remark upon 

 it by the French ambassador. A personal bereavement. Vacation studies 

 on Fra Paolo Sarpi. Death of the Empress Frederick ; her kindness to me 

 and mine ; conversations ; her reminiscences of Queen Victoria s relations to 

 American affairs ; her funeral .181 



CHAPTER XLIII. CLOSING YEARS OF MY EMBASSY. 



BERLIN, YALE, OXFORD, AND ST. ANDREWS 1901-1903 



Assassination of President McKinley; its effect on German feeling. My 

 peculiar relations with the Chinese minister at Berlin ; our discussions ; my 

 advice to China through him ; visits from and to Prince Chun, on his expia 

 tory errand. Visit to Mr. Andrew Carnegie at Skibo Castle ; evidences of 

 kindly British feeling regarding the death of President McKinley seen during 



