The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-05-19
ST. LOUIS.
Rights OF German.AmerIean CItIEens-A
Peculiar Case, Involving Possible In.
tePnAtlOnaI COmDIIeatIonS.

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teFnAtiOnaI Complications.
ST. LOUIS, No., May l7.-An inter
esting and peculiar case, involving the
rights Of German.American citizens, ha,
just been broughtto the attention OF Sec,
retary Eyarts by two native Young citizens
ofst Louis, who have for some few years
past been unwarrantably molested by the
Prussian Government. They are named
@. D. and r. w. Boissellier, the first being
q rising architect, while the latter Is book.
keeper for o large Cotton Compress Com
pany. In their communication to the
Secretary ot State they aver that they were
born In this city their father being at the
time naturalized American citizen) in
1852 and 1854 respectively, and four years
later were taken by their father to
Schleswlg, which Province was at
that time part OF the Kingdom OF Den.
mark. Here tkey remained until nearly
twenty.one years OF age when they re.
turned TO their native land and city,
where they have since resided, and where
each has been, since becoming OF lawful
age, a registered voter. In 1878 they both
received orders from q Government Of
fetal OF Prussia to appear before the Ger
man recruiting department, in order to be
enlisted in the army. In response tol the
mandate they protested against 1t, denying
the light Of the Prussian government to
send them such orders, and not only
claiming TO be citizens OF this country, but
also sending satisfactory written proof Of
the TACT. In answer to this they have re-
ceiyed notice that the German authorities
still claim them, and have threatened
their father, Carl Gerhard Boissellier,
who Is in Germany, with confscation
and attachment OF all or por-
ton OF the money or property he
might see fit to bequeath TO his sons, If
they should fail TO appear in Court in the
City of Schleswig, Prussia, on the I'd OF
July next. The case presents some differ.
ences from the celebrated Stein Kaulerin-
ternational controversy. In that the
father voluntarily returned to his old
status OF a German citizen when he went
home to Germany, but in this case Boisel-
lier, sen., still claims TO be an American
citizen. Another difference is that in the
Stein Kauler case, the son, when he de-
clined to perform military duty (he claim.
ing that, as he was born in the United
States, lie was an American citizen) was
given the privilege Of returning to this
country. He declined to obey this order,
and was therefore drafted in the German
military service. District Attorney Bliss
and q number OF other leading lawyers OF
this city all agree that the Prussian Gov
ernment has no right whatever in its de-
mand upon the Boisselliers.
The Negro Exodus Assuming n New
Phase.
ST. LOUIS, May 1.-THE new phase of
the negro exodus is attracting great atten-
ton here, and promises to become one of
still greater moment. The work of receiy-
ing and caring for the refugees is no longer
left to local colored committees, but is in
the hands OF men whose names command
respect and who would not now be brought
into the movement unless it were tolera-
bly, well understood that the exodus is
about to assume new proportions, and to
be carried on in new way. The two
foundries rented for the purpose OF afford
ing shelter to the refugees, will accommO-
date several thousand at time, and from
the measures taken to supply ranges and
the means for cooking, it is apparent that
q vast crowd OF new arrivals is expected.
Suits, 1t is expected, will be instituted
against the transportation companies for
refusing to bring up the refugees, but 1t is
doubtful the suits will result in much. The
extent OF the dereliCtion of the boats ap-
pears to be that they simply neglected TO
stop at landings where negroes were await
ing transportation. but whore there was
no other freight, when at points where
landing was made negroes offered them
selves, they do not appear to have been in
any instance refused transportation. That
the boats would carry negroes II they
could without offense, is certain, the OIL
cers OF the line here being anything but
prejudiced; but that it might render them
unpopular between here and the Gulf
were they to get as much OF the business
as possible is equally certain. The inten-
ton Of the new association for aiding the
refugees is, therefore, to see that transpor.
tation is afforded in some manner. The
talk OF gunboat seems to be absurd, but
that boat OF some kind will be provided
is already agreed upon.