Daily globe., 1878-05-31
THE EMPEROR'S PERIL.

Details OF the attempt to Slay Kaiser Viii
lian,-Germanv's Joy at HIS Escape
Particulars Concerning the Wo,ld-Be
assassin.
BERLIN, May 12.-The attempt to assas-
sinate the emperor yesterday elected dem
onstration of popular affection and loyalty
throughout Berlin quite unprecedented with
in the memory Of man. As soon as the in
cident became known in the districts remote
from the scene of the attempt-the news of
which spread with the rapidity of wildire-
to Unter den Linden, and within twenty
minutes of the emperor's return to the pal
ace, the huge space between the university
and the opera house was thronged almost to
sufocation with people of all classes, cheer
ing frantically, and shouting at the top
of their voices for the emperor, who
appeared several times on the balcony, and
at his favorite window, each sight of him
being hailed with hurricanes OF ''hochs'' and
"hurrahs.' This went on for hours, lasting,
indeed, the whole evening, for it became
known that the emperor would visit both
tie royal theatres, and the populace waited
to greet and follow him from one house to
another.
OFFICIAL CONGRATULATIONS.
About 4:30 the foreign ambassadors, the
great court ministers, and the military dig
Ditaries began to arrive at the palace to con-
gratulate his majesty on his escape. They
were received but briefly, because he had a
dinner party at 5, which he would not have
put off. Visits Of similar character
did not cease at the palace till
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Emperor's reception was beyond all descrip-
ton, and the town Illuminated and beAagged
itself during the evening. The lower house
of the Relchstag was in full session when
the news of the attempted assassination was
brought in. It at once adjourned, and it's
president and chief officials waited on his
majesty to express the rejoicin of the nation,
through its representatives in Parliament
assembled, at the providential escape of
their sovereign. kilograms have flowed in
from all parts of the civilized world con-
graduating the Emperor. and even to-day
the Berlin public cannot keep away from
the vicinity of the palace, which has been
crowded since this morning by successive
thousands eagerly watching for glimpse of
the Kaiser at the corner window, and cheer
Ing enthusiastically at short intervals. I am
assured that his majesty has been profound
ly affected by the burst of popular attach
ment to his person called forth by Hoadel's
dastardly attempt. When he heard the
second shot he stood up in the carriage and
was heard to say, "Can those shots be in
tended for me?'' Berlin is still profusely
b efagged.
SCARED PRINCESS.
The emperor himself was unmoved by the
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of Baden, who was all but grazed by the first
bullet fred at her father, was frightfully up
set by the shock, and could not get over it
oven outwardly for hours. Strangely enough,
the spot chosen by the would -be-regicide for
his deed was almost identically the same
upon which Blind fired at Prince Bismarck,
and was disarmed by him. It is on the south
side of the Linden avenue, between Klein
Mauerstrasse and Friedrichstrasse nearly
opposite the portal of the Russian ambassy.
The emperor was driving homeward from
Charlottenburg, and, owings to block of
carts, his horses were going at walk. This
moment was chosen by Hoedei, who fred
first from the curbstone, and then sprang
into the roadway, whence he discharged
second shot. Endeavoring to escaped he
snapped off two more charges at persons
oDouU W SAPUAi0 LILLY Oup Ai1AooOA I1lClu, d1l
was taken by Herr Carl Dittman and the
emperor's body-chasseur. Another man
supposed to be his accomplice, was also
seized, but having subsequently proved his
innocence to the police authorities, he was
set at liberty.
WHO THE ASSASSIN IS.
Hoedel turns out to be a journeyman tin
ker, belonging to particular variety of
social Democrats who call themselves '.An-
archists." He is a slender yoang man of
90, about five feet eight inches in height,
with an intelligent and resolute expression,
of good features, and very poorly clad. Hs
declared himself to be without employm ent
and starving. Hoedel says that he has left
the social Democrats, and now belongs to
the s'Christian socialists This sect is the
result of an attempt of some well-meaning
but very silly preachers to rescue the gospel
at least from the destructive vengeance of
Most and Bebel. They said In
effect to the social Democrats, ssYour
complaints on the whole are just, your OBJ
jects laudable; but you make great tactical
error in attacking religion, because you